One Nation NSW candidate Stuart Bonds pledges to abolish multicultural grants

Stuart Bonds, the lead New South Wales Upper House candidate for One Nation, has pledged to abolish multicultural grants if elected. Speaking on a podcast, Bonds claimed that such funding is used to secure votes from migrant communities, stating, “It’s just literally paying money to these communities to get them to vote for you.”

Bonds also addressed an anti-immigration rally in Sydney, where he claimed Australians are being “demographically replaced inside our own nation.” He suggested that current policies aim to “destroy and bring down and tear down the fabric of your civilisation.”

Federal Labor ministers have criticized the remarks. Multicultural Affairs Minister Anne Aly described the comments as divisive and dangerous, while Assistant Multicultural Affairs Minister Julian Hill characterized the speech as promoting white supremacist conspiracy theories, specifically the “great replacement theory.”

The proposed removal of grants could impact various community organizations across NSW, including Greek and Cypriot community groups that rely on government support for cultural festivals and social initiatives.