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Golden Wattle Persuasive Speech

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M name is Peter Madden. I am a representative of the Family First Party representing Tasmania. First, or current Australian flag represents Britain, and that clearly diminishes our value of being a free country. Our design should be elected as the new Australian flag as the golden wattle on our flag reflects our prized values. For instance, Family First believes in a nation comprised of important morals and values such as honesty, hard work, respect, loyalty, kindliness and compassion. All these elements combined together contribute to strong, healthy, united families. A united nation. The golden wattle is not only a symbol of Australia’s native flora, but also a symbol of peace and unity. This is exactly what our sunburnt nation yearns for today as financial crisis’s, violence and terrorism has weaved its way onto our …show more content…

Statistics show that 1 in 11 people have been subjected to violence since the age of 15 years of age. Our values are perishing…Australia is falling apart. In addition to that, Australia must unite as a nation and support the vulnerable elderly living in families, societies and country. The bills from government run companies such as water and power agencies are rising rapidly. Are we going to watch helplessly whilst the fragile grandparents and elderly parents of our societies struggle in their own homes, frozen to the bone in winter as they cannot simply afford to heat their houses? In 2013, 45% of adults aged 65 and older had incomes below twice the poverty level. This certainly depicts the failure of the leadership by the government and the lack of values. Vote for the family first flag for the beginning of a stronger and

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