STATEMENT
Democracy, human rights, the rule of law, equality and a fair go for all.
None of these things are possible without western civilisation.
For too long, we in the West have been unwilling to stand for our values and too timid to defend ourselves and our allies against totalitarian and dictatorial aggression.
What we refuse to defend, we cannot hope to maintain.
Now the United States and Israel are taking a stand against an evil regime that tortures its citizens, represses its women and attacks our democratic allies, including within Australia.
I hope and pray that, with Western help, the Iranian people will quickly rise up and overthrow their oppressors.