Slade Brockman (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

BROCKMAN () (): On October 14 Australians overwhelmingly voted to protect our Constitution from a fundamentally flawed referendum proposal. Western Australia's vote was almost 64 per cent and, I expect, after the prepolls come, it will exceed that figure. Make no mistake, this was Labor's referendum, Anthony Albanese's referendum. The Prime Minister held the pen on the question and Australia will remember that. I want to thank all the no campaign volunteers, particularly in Swan and Fremantle. There were long days in the Western Australian heat and there are far, far too many to thank. But you know who you are and, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you deeply.

Shamefully, following this overwhelming vote for unity from the Labor and the Greens supporters, particularly online, we have seen ongoing attacks on Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, a proud and powerful Australian senator. So where to from here? Back to first principles. We need to redouble our commitment to equality. Just as Australians voted for constitutional equality by rejecting this divisive referendum, we need to help our fellow Australians based on need, not on race, not on ethnicity, not on indigeneity. We don't need to divide Australia to help those in genuine need. We live in a fair, open and generous society. Australians' fundamental common sense has been on display once again.