Let’s not sleepwalk into a future we won’t recognise

 

I write to you today not as a politician, but as a proud third-generation Australian Jew, a descendant of migrants who came to this country seeking freedom, safety, and opportunity. My family found all of that here. Like so many of yours, we have worked hard, contributed to our communities, and raised children to believe in the Australian values of fairness, unity, and respect for others.

Australia is a mosaic of faiths, cultures, and backgrounds — Italian, Chinese, Indian, Greek, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and so many more. Our strength lies in our diversity — but more importantly, in our shared belief that being Australian means putting community before conflict, harmony before ideology.

But today, I am deeply concerned.

The rise of the Greens represents something we must take seriously. This is not the party of environmental advocacy it once claimed to be. It has evolved into a political movement that thrives on division, resentment, and identity-based tribalism.

The Greens exploit real concerns — cost of living, climate anxiety, social justice — and twist them into a hardline, ideological crusade that undermines the very fabric of our nation. They vilify people who don’t share their worldview. They endorse radical activists who attack democratic allies like Israel while turning a blind eye to genuine extremism. They’ve stood shoulder-to-shoulder with those who chant for “intifada,” who glorify resistance through violence, and who import foreign conflicts into our suburbs, schools, and streets.

This isn’t just about foreign policy. It’s about the future of Australian society.

They seek to tear down our institutions, rewrite our shared story, and reframe Australia not as a place of hope and unity, but as a country defined by guilt, grievance, and perpetual conflict. They are quick to label, quick to condemn, and relentless in their efforts to divide us by race, faith, and political belief.

To my Christian, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, and Greek Orthodox friends — you have felt this hostility. You’ve watched your beliefs mocked or sidelined under the banner of “progress.”
To my Chinese, Vietnamese, and Indian neighbours — you understand the danger of radical movements pretending to speak for the people, while silencing dissent and destabilising societies.
To my Italian and Greek-Australian friends — your communities helped build this nation from the ground up. You know what it takes to create something strong and lasting.
And to my fellow Jews — we’ve seen this playbook before. It begins with words. With slogans. With boycotts. It ends in something far darker.

To my Muslim brothers and sisters — I appeal to your sense of fairness and your belief in this country. Please resist the dangerous push for a sectarian “Muslim vote.” It may seem empowering, but it is a trap. It is not unity. It is not equality. It is an imported, divisive tactic that benefits only the political class that exploits it. The Greens would turn your faith into a political weapon — and in doing so, they would divide us all. Don’t let them.

Australia is not perfect. No nation is. But it is still one of the fairest, safest, most open-hearted countries on Earth. And it is worth protecting.

This election is not just about tax or climate. It is about choosing between a future of cohesion, or a descent into ideological chaos. The Greens do not represent unity. They represent a risk to everything we’ve built together — our schools, our faiths, our freedoms, and our peace.

We must vote with both heart and reason. Vote for candidates who bring us together, not pull us apart. Reject those who inflame rather than heal. And most importantly, speak out — because silence only emboldens the radicals.

Let us not sleepwalk into a future we won’t recognise. Let us stand for the Australia we know and love.

With conviction and hope, please put Greens last.
Simon