Page 4259 - Week 13 - Thursday, 27 November 2014
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MR HANSON: If you are writing your speech, it will be nice, I know.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: I know I do from time to time, Mr Hanson.
MR HANSON: I do not want to cop it from Madam Deputy Speaker, as I did from Madam Speaker.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Please continue, Mr Hanson.
MR HANSON: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It has been a good year. I think that we have had the normal cut and thrust of debate in this place, light rail amongst it. But I would reflect that we have had opportunities in this place where we have actually achieved some things together. I would not quite say that we have extended the hand of friendship, but certainly we have extended civility across the chamber. I think that on issues such as Mr Fluffy which are important to this community the fact is that this Assembly have by and large worked together. It is important and I think that has reflected well.
Ms Gallagher: May it continue.
MR HANSON: Whether it will continue, we will see what Mr Smyth comes up with in his committee, I suppose. We have also worked together, I think, on important issues like the size of the Assembly and electoral reform. It is good to see that, when there is an important interest for the community, we can work together.
I would like to thank my team particularly for the great work that they have been doing. I think it is reflective of the teamwork that we put in here and the calibre of the individuals. I think we have worked out that there are four “Is” in “individual brilliance,” not three. So again—
Members interjecting—
Mr Coe: Five, I think.
MR HANSON: Five, is it? Again, we see errors from the government. They cannot get anything right. Again, they have to be corrected by the opposition.
I thank my team, and particularly the staff, a number of whom have come down to listen to this great speech of mine. I particularly thank Ian Hagan, who I know loves his name being read into Hansard; Neil Hermes; the jack-of-all-trades, Joe Prevedello; the booming media adviser, Jodie Bingley, who is doing the digital work for us; Chris Inglis, who is doing all my constituent work; Jess; and also Tim John, who has been doing some volunteer work in my office. Thanks very much.
To your Labor team, I particularly thank Kate Lundy for giving us an early gift for Christmas. We can watch the Labor Party now start eating their young as they compete for the Senate spot. We can sit back and enjoy the spectacle. We do remember some of the jibes they sent our way and we look forward to returning them with interest.
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