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The burning of our flag – a national disgrace

Abhorrent behaviour of protestors burning the Australian national flag at rallies throughout our country has been called deplorable, disrespectful and goes against our values as a nation. (File)

This week, I spoke on a motion in the Federal Parliament calling on the Government to criminalise the desecration and/or […]

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