Australian senators are expressing heartfelt condolences to the victims of the Christchurch mosque massacres.
Government Senate leader Mathias Cormann led the speeches on Tuesday, a little more than two weeks after 50 people were killed in the terror attack.
Australian man Brenton Tarrant, who broadcast the atrocity on social media, has been charged with murder.
"To all those still grieving for their lost loved ones or recovering from injuries sustained on that grim afternoon, the thoughts and prayers of this parliament, and the people that it serves, are with you," Senator Cormann told parliament.
The motion, which has bipartisan support, commits Australia to peace over violence, innocence over evil, understanding over extremism, liberty over fear and love over hate.
Mathias Cormann Source: AAP
Labor's Senate leader Penny Wong said Australia stood with New Zealanders in a time of sadness and sorrow, while also rejecting extremism and hatred.
"Above all, let us all choose love, not hate, and in doing so we make our nation stronger at home and in the world," she said.
