Page 2310 - Week 07 - Thursday, 27 August 2020
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all been amazing. The workload you have carried over these last four years and particularly this year has been significant. Through your kindness and support for me during work but also when things were not always so great in my personal life, you lifted me more than you will ever know—thank you all so much for your support.
Thank you to the department liaison officers, our link to the directorates we work with—Amy, Blake, Kate, Karley, Alyssa, Ella, and many more. Ash, I know this was your last question time today and your last sitting, and we will miss you dearly. We will miss you singing Angels in the hallway and we will miss your stories and good jokes. We have thoroughly enjoyed your company in my office.
To all the ACT government public servants but especially those that I have worked most closely with in my portfolios, thank you for your patience. We have done incredible things over the last four years and I want to thank you and acknowledge the hard work you have all done.
All the teachers and early childhood educators, you all rock every day, but especially this year, which has been an incredibly challenging one. To the women’s sector, homelessness services, sports organisations, and the domestic violence crisis services, all of you have been absolutely amazing to work with. I have been so proud to be able to work alongside you.
To all the unions—United Workers, CPSU, CFMEU and AEU—it has not always been laughs, but it has been an interesting ride together. Thank you for your robust representations for your members.
Thank you to all my Assembly Labor Party colleagues. Andrew Barr has been a fantastic leader for all of us and we look forward to working with him to bring the Labor team back to the ACT government.
Thank you to the opposition members, but particularly Giulia and Mark, I do not know how it has happened but I have somehow formed more than just a colleague relationship with you both. I have appreciated the honesty and thoughtfulness you have both come to me with when things have not been so great in my own life.
I also say a big shout-out to the invisible workers. To all of Canberra’s cleaners, you are so important right now and you are so recognised for everything you have done to keep us all safe this year. Thank you all so much; you are much loved.
To Tom and all the Office of the Legislative Assembly team, to all the attendants, thank you for your warm smiles and welcomes into the Assembly building. It is a lovely way to start the day with all of your lovely smiling faces.
To everybody in this place, I sincerely wish you all the very best of luck. Democracy is about opposing views and it is an important time of the year for everybody to be engaged in that. Australia is very lucky that we all get to have that vote, and I know everybody here works very hard to represent their constituents in this place every day. I look forward to seeing you out on the campaign trail and I really do wish you all the best.
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