Well, I certainly welcome Barnaby’s comments in pointing out that George wasn’t acting – I don’t believe, in any way, shape, or form – in a manner consistent with the National party’s values. He wasn’t acting in the national interest.
Members of parliament right across the political spectrum have a real responsibility to not talk Australia down. We have gone through a tough time as a nation, when you think about droughts, floods, bushfires, storms, and the coronavirus pandemic.
Our challenge as members of parliament, as parliamentarians, is to try to unite Australians, to work together with our communities to help them recover. We’re in a difficult situation as a nation where a lot of people are hurting, a lot of people are struggling, there’s disaster fatigue in our regional communities.
We need to work with the communities to make sure they get back on their feet. Going on these international conspiracy theory talk shows and talking Australia down is not helpful.