Senator ROBERTS (Queensland) (15:52): I seek leave to make a short statement. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator ROBERTS: I see it as essential that senators have the authority to speak their minds and to call on Australian citizens to reject a foreign power, especially one with a totalitarian government like the Chinese Communist Party. Secondly, I will not be supporting this motion. I disagree with (b)(i). I believe that the laws and values of our country are the basis of our society and our sovereignty.