Only a week after denying the Australian people their democratic vote on same-sex marriage by blocking the Government’s plebiscite bill, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has launched a nefarious attack on our freedom of speech.

The past month has repeatedly demonstrated why there is a need for Australian Conservatives to have a united voice. The assaults on our freedoms, the intransigence of our politics and the globally coordinated action of the political left serve as a warning to us all.

There is a saying in political activism that you only take flak when you are near the target. Australian Conservatives must be getting close because sections of the media and some social activist organisations seem desperate to discredit our fledgling movement.