The faith of our fathers and my hope for Australia

Posted on January 26, 2026 
Filed under Australia, Opinion

Andrew Hastie, Federal Member for Canning in Western Australia, shares this thoughts for Australia Day.

Regardless of one’s political persuasion, this is worth reading. It’s also worth contemplating how we might gently point people to true hope in Christ, in whatever realm of life we find ourselves.

And it’s also a reminder to pray for members of Parliament.

“Let me share a memory that gives me hope for my country, from the Sydney suburb of Ashfield, where I saw my father weave together a people from vastly different ethnic groups. And I will offer my thoughts on the kind of politics that will let us repair a fraying nation.

This hope is a gift from my father. At Bondi Beach in 2025, we saw how one man’s hatred was passed to his son. Decades earlier, in Ashfield, my father passed to me his love for others as he faithfully served his church community. His example is why I do not despair for our country and our future. …”

– Read it at his Substack.

Photo: The front doors of Ashfield Presbyterian Church.