Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Arts and Attorney-General) (14:06): I have seen Mr O'Farrell's comments this morning and I must say I thought Mr O'Farrell's comments were a very measured contribution to this debate. I agree with them. I particularly agree with what Mr O'Farrell said when he said: Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There is no place for inciting hatreds within our Australian society. Everybody on this side of the chamber and I am sure everybody on the other side of the chamber agrees with those sentiments. That is why, as part of our reforms to the Racial Discrimination Act, we intend to include for the very— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Brandis, resume your seat. You are entitled to be heard in silence. Order on both sides! Senator BRANDIS: That is why we intend, as part of our reforms to the Racial Discrimination Act, to include for the first time in Commonwealth law a prohibition on racial vilification and the incitement of racial hatred.