I cannot deny that at least three Muslims are directly linked to my father’s death. His murder. I cannot deny that they self-identify as Muslim. Nor can I deny that Islamic State is the violent propaganda machine behind their twisted ideology.

It would be frighteningly easy — and I choose those words deliberately — to keep indulging this train of thought. It is not that hard, really. A Muslim killed my father. His parents were Muslims. He was manipulated by other Muslims. They are related to Muslims. They probably came from a Muslim country. It is all their fault, kick them out, keep them out. Bob’s your Katter.

I might as well go all out and issue the claim that if we had no Muslims in this country, my father, Curtis Cheng, would still be alive. If we had no Muslims, we would not be in the "mess" we are today.

This is the narrative those who wish to divide us would have us believe. If I continue this train of thought, and victimise and persecute an entire group because of their religious/cultural background, then indeed this will be just like the Final Solution. And unlike some, I do understand the relevance of such an expression.

We who seek to see the best in what Australians stand for must believe otherwise.