Andrew Hastie (Canning, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Across Australia, the cost-of-living crisis is hitting hard. In seats like Blair, it's is getting harder for many Australians to balance the family budget. Rents are up, interest rates are spiking and there are many Australians who can't find somewhere to live. People are locked out of the housing market.

Yet those opposite are focused on the divisive Voice referendum, led by an army of activists and backed by the big end of town. It's true. The 'yes' campaign has the backing of big government, big business, big tech and big sport. It's the battler, in places like Blair, versus the big end of town.

Qantas—supposedly our airline, that carries the spirit of Australia—has rorted Australians by selling tickets for cancelled flights. But the Qantas budget, along with its fleet of aircraft painted in pro-Voice livery, is supporting the Prime Minister's 'yes' campaign. The big end of town is colluding against battling Australians, with a radical and risky change that will divide our nation.

On my side of politics, we remain focused on the issues that matter to you: national unity; prosperity; security; equality before the law. We want to move forward together, as one people, as one country. But those opposite and the activists have made their ambitions clear. They talk about treaty, reparations and compensation—dividing Australians. And you know who'll be paying for this? The Australian people.

Bob Katter (Kennedy, Katter's Australian Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes—separatism!

Andrew Hastie (Canning, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

And the good news is, Member for Kennedy: we all have an opportunity to be heard on 14 October. Vote 'no' on that day.