Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Penny Wong, has delivered a powerful statement in parliament rejecting hate, violence and division in Australia.
Addressing recent public displays of Neo-Nazism and anti-immigration rallies, Wong said such actions do not reflect Australian values.
“This is not the Australia we know and it is not the Australia we live in,” she said, adding that the nation’s strength lies in its multiculturalism, with more than 300 ancestries represented and nearly half of Australians either born overseas or with a parent born overseas.
Wong urged Australians to “always choose unity, not division” and “stand together against hate,” stressing that the country is built on respect and inclusivity.
She also accused the Coalition of fuelling division for political gain by siding with Pauline Hanson and One Nation instead of backing modern Australia.
“Using migrants as a scapegoat for a housing crisis the Liberal Party presided over is an old Liberal tactic,” Wong said.
“Australians know we are strongest as a nation when we build each other up, not tear each other down.”
Her remarks concluded with a call to protect and nurture the multicultural fabric of the country:
“This is the Australia we must protect. This is the Australia we must nurture.”
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