Corinne Mulholland (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The fact is that around only four per cent of Australia's population is Indigenous. That means 96 per cent of us are descendants of immigrants. We are all the descendants of people who came here to chase the great Australian dream of a fair go. So on this day, Australian National Flag Day, 3 September, I encourage you all to reflect on the true meaning of our flag. To me, it represents hope and an opportunity and a love of our great country. It does not represent hate. To those wishing to incite division, I remind you that our flag is a symbol of inclusion, not exclusion, because modern Australia will always be a proud multicultural nation.