Cassandra Fernando (Holt, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last month, Australians across the country came together to celebrate one of our great national days, Australia Day. In Holt, we celebrated this day at my annual Australia Day Community barbecue in Lynbrook. It was wonderful to see members of our community come together flying our national flag with pride, sharing stories and reflecting on the values that unite us as Australians. Those values of democracy, freedom, respect, fairness and equality of opportunity are central to who we are as a nation. Australia, for so many people, represents a land of opportunity and hope. It is a country built on a fair go where hard work is respected, diversity is embraced and people are given the chance to contribute and belong no matter where they come from. It is the spirit that defines Holt, and it is the spirit that continues to shape our nation. I am proud to say that spirit was on full display in Lynbrook on Australia Day.

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