Social Cohesion

I am an Australian and I’m proud to be an Australian and I’m proud of our Australian flag. Do those opposite feel as proud of our nation as we do on this side of the House; are they as proud of our national flag as we are—because, if they were proud of our nation, our multiculturalism and our rich Indigenous history, they would not be sitting idly by as our flag is set alight in the streets, and they certainly wouldn’t be tolerating the pro-terrorism chants we saw on the weekend.

This government and prime minister are weak. Their leadership is weak, and, as a result, they are dividing our nation. That is all this government has to show for itself after three years. It all started with the failed and divisive Voice referendum that cost taxpayers $450 million. Australians don’t want to see tragic scenes of division and unrest on their TV screens or social feeds every night. We should be uplifting our migrant and Indigenous communities and supporting all Australians, supporting all communities, not pitting them against each other.

Thanks to Labor, there has never been a more precarious time of civil unrest in this country. Australia is fractured, and social cohesion is on a knife’s edge. Those opposite only have themselves to blame. They should reflect on their weak leadership. They only have themselves to blame.