Chris Hayes (Fowler, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Hughes has actually seen them there; he knows how much they enjoy the Vietnamese culture!

We live in a very remarkable society, which has come to be defined by our cultural diversity. Lunar New Year is an important part of that and truly reflects Australia's multicultural spirit.

In closing, I would like to end by wishing all Australians celebrating the Lunar New Year a prosperous and peaceful year. The Year of the Goat is traditionally associated with hope, peace and tranquillity, and I hope it will bring good luck, health and happiness to all those families.

To the Vietnamese families I say: chuc mung nam moi! And to my Chinese families I say: sun nin pal lok!

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