John Murphy (Reid, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

On indulgence, I take this opportunity to congratulate the member for Pearce for her great service to her electorate, her great service to the parliament and the great service she has given to our nation. The member for Pearce is someone who has always conducted herself with great grace and dignity and I was a very proud member of the historic delegation that she led to Beijing in November 2003 of the Australia-China Parliamentary Friendship Group where we had an audience with President Hu Jintao. That was a very memorable experience. The member for Pearce has been an ornament to the parliament and I take this opportunity to wish her well in her future endeavours. May she have a very happy, healthy and long retirement.

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