Moreton MP Graham Perrett is delivering his valedictory speech, where he reminds people that the greatest nation on earth, Queensland, is bigger than 183 countries.

“We’re also weirder than 183 other countries,” he says.

He’s allowed to say it. He’s a Queenslander. (It’s like when George Harrison (the best Beatle) would yell at people who rubbished Paul McCartney in front of him after the Beatles broke up – George could rubbish Paul, but no one else could.)

Perrett:

The first black feet ever to set foot on this continent did so in Queensland about 5000 generations ago, the first white foot to a Dutch sailor, Wilhelm Jensen in 1606 up near Weiper in far north Queensland. And Queensland is where Lieutenant– Lieutenant James Cook first raised his flag to claim present day Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania for the British Crown, we were nearly 60 years ahead of Fremantle and Hindmarsh claiming Western Australia and South Australia respectively.

My point is that Queensland is different.

We know how to lead the way, like we did with Eddie Mabo, a native title. Adversity helps us bend towards a greater truth. And despite the recent referendum result, I know that our Constitution, this little document, will eventually include our First Nations, people, our country needs the truth writ large, rather than lies writ small.

Just remember, a British act of parliament was passed by white men – British white men with beards in Westminster one day, soon, our constitution will be amended by the modern men and women of Australia.