Instead, Babet, who is Catholic, was drawn to the UAP by his “shameless and shameless love for the country.” Australia should welcome more migrants, he said, but only as long as they are willing to assimilate into the local culture.
Babet attended controversial protests in the Victorian parliament, where activists tried to stop state government legislation and COVID-19 mandates. The protests drew criticism for their use of violent language and images and from those who saw the rallies as irresponsible during a pandemic. “I was out there on the steps of the Parliament Hall, non-stop for a couple of weeks straight,” Babet said. “Every night.”
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His priority in Canberra is to represent the so-called freedom movement, a loose coalition of activists who oppose things like vaccine warrants and hard blockades to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
“I want to get mom and dad off the couch, the average Australian, because I think most Australians have an attitude of‘ she’ll be right ’in most things, especially in politics,” Babet said. “They don’t care about politics, but they have to worry. They have to be interested. “
Babet, who has had “all my vaccines,” except coronavirus vaccines, said he felt like a “leper” during the period when the warrants were strictly enforced. In contrast to Babet’s unfounded description of coronavirus vaccines as “emergency use gene therapy,” COVID-19 vaccines have been approved by health authorities and are generally safe, effective, and accredited by save millions of lives worldwide.
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He is also skeptical of the World Economic Forum, an organization best known for its annual talk festival attended by rich and powerful each year in Davos, Switzerland, and a frequent target of conspiracy theorists. “From what I can see, they are trying to get rid of the concept of private property,” said Babet, who fears large corporations want to have almost everything.
Babet’s vote is unlikely to be crucial in this legislature because Labor needs the support of the Greens and just another MP to get the legislation in the Senate. This cross-cutting support is more likely to come from ACT-independent David Pocock or Tasmania’s Jacqui Lambie network, both of which are more ideologically aligned with the government.
The incoming UAP senator made a tenuous assessment of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, saying it was difficult to judge him because he had spent so little time in Australia since he rose to office. Albanese has traveled extensively since becoming prime minister on government issues, such as meeting with NATO leaders to discuss issues such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
But Babet was even more scathing with Victorian Prime Minister Daniel Andrews, and pointed to Melbourne’s unenviable status as one of the most closed cities in the world.
“If he was the CEO of any business, he would have been fired,” Babet said. “Must go”.
The United Australia Party received about 4% of the top preferences in the Victorian Senate count, or about 153,000 votes, but Babet was elected by preference. Federal leader Craig Kelly, whom the party introduced as the next prime minister, lost his Hughes seat in NSW.
United Australia Party benefactor Clive Palmer, who lost a Senate seat in Queensland, said in April he would spend $ 70 million on advertising for the party after spending more than $ 31 million since of August 2021. This money was distributed nationwide, but Babet was the only deputy elected.
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