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Dear John,
One people, one nation, one
flag – end the politics of racial division
By One Nation leader Senator Pauline
Hanson
A great deal has been said this week about my leaving the Senate
chamber as the ‘acknowledgement of country’ was recited.
A lot of it was predictable nonsense from the usual suspects. A lot
of it was very supportive.
Like many Australians, I’ve had enough of token gestures and
symbolic nods to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people which do
nothing to address the real disadvantages they continue to face. I’m
sick and tired of being welcomed to my own country.
We’re all Australians, indigenous and otherwise, and we all share
sovereign ownership of this country equally.
And like many Australians, I think these useless gestures only
perpetuate racial division in our country. This week’s move to display
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags in Parliament was a
step too far, and what prompted me to take a stand and leave the
chamber that morning.
We are one people living in one nation under one flag – the
Australian national flag. It’s the only flag which should be displayed
in the seat of our democracy.
I’m never going to sit still in Parliament for an ‘acknowledgement
of country’ again. I’m not going to recognise foreign flags displayed
in Parliament. I’m never going to support an indigenous ‘voice to
Parliament’ being enshrined in the Constitution. I will never support
any idea or proposal which seeks to divide Australia on racial lines
once again. That sort of thing was rightly consigned to the dustbin of
history decades ago.
What I will do is continue to work with all Australians,
especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, on the
solutions which will end violence and poverty in indigenous
communities and empower indigenous people to fully participate in the
opportunities which come with living, learning and working in this
great nation.
Watch Senator Hanson’s video on the acknowledgment of country
protest...
ONE NATION ADVANCES EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL
WORK
One Nation’s Equal
Pay for Equal Work Bill 2022 was introduced into parliament this
week in order to ensure the rate of pay for casual labour hire workers
are the same as or better than full time workers doing the same
job.
In public statements One Nation Senator for Queensland
Malcolm Roberts, the author of the legislation, explained the need for
these important reforms.
“The exploitation of casual workers
stops here and now, and my Equal
Pay for Equal Work Bill will ensure casual workers are remunerated
fairly,” Senator Roberts said.
“Companies need to re-invest in traineeships and apprenticeships
for their future labour requirements, rather than contracting casual
positions on lower wages.”
“My Bill applies to the Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010 and
the Aircraft Cabin Crew Award 2020, both of which have a history of
claiming flexibility requirements but undercutting wages.”
This Bill will include the Australian Nuclear Science and
Technology Organisation Enterprise Award 2016, the Fire Fighting
Industry Award 2020, the Maritime Offshore Oil and Gas Award 2020 and
the Seagoing Industry Award 2020.
“While some of these industries do not have a history of
casualisation, they all inherently need to maintain high and
consistent standards of safety using a stable workforce,” Senator
Roberts said.
“We need to make sure casual workers are just that, a short-term
requirement to address business demands, and that employers in these
specific industries shift their perspective to an investment in longer
term workforce planning and permanent employment.
“The overuse of casualisation has driven down wages, making it a
struggle for a sole breadwinner to provide for their families.”
One Nation has already achieved many positive changes for casual
workers in the coal mining industry, along with introducing casual to
permanent conversion rights and protecting small business from red
tape when implementing casual conversion.
We look forward to achieving even more positive changes for worker
in the future and this legislation will pave the way for doing just
that.
SPORT AND POLITICS DON’T
MIX
By One Nation’s NSW leader Mark Latham
MLC
Most people go to sporting events to get away from things like
politics. Politics is inherently divisive, with a range of strongly
held views and voting preferences. So when politics comes into sport
it can never be ‘inclusive’.
Just look at Manly’s decision in the NRL to introduce a Gay Pride
jersey for their match against the Roosters on Thursday
The club never consulted with its players, many of whom are deeply
religious (Christian and Islamic). Now seven are saying they would
rather sit out the match than be forced into wearing a Gay Pride
jersey that they do not believe in or feel comfortable playing in. The
7 players have been excluded by the club’s actions.
The Woke Left want us all to express our pride in homosexuality and
LGBTIQAP alphabet on a daily basis.
But why should footballers have to do this when it has nothing to
do with winning footy games?
There’s a big difference between acceptance and the active
promotion of sexuality.
There are thousands of political statements a football jumper could
make, but all of them would be divisive and exclude certain groups of
people.
Why not Pride in organic farming, veganism, climate action and an
Australian Republic?
Where are the jerseys for these ideologies?
The whole notion of turning sport into politics is ridiculous. As
the clowns running the Manly club have just found out. Athletes are
not billboards and none of the fans expect them to be.
The only way of being ‘inclusive’ and ‘respectful’ to all people is
to stay out of politics and stick to conventional sport.
How hard is that?
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
http://www.onenation.org.au/
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