Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I have spoken to them on a regular basis. She was also a regular visitor to Israel. Her contribution to the Jewish community in Adelaide will be sorely missed. While she was a great friend and supporter of mine, she maintained a bipartisan role in politics in South Australia, always promoting unity, reconciliation and moderation and, in recent years, working very hard to bring the Muslim community, the Jewish community and the Christian community together in a way that was positive for Adelaide and for the nation. I will miss her very much personally. I know that I speak for many people in Adelaide when I say that Hilde Hines will leave a large hole in our community, both Jewish and non-Jewish.

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