Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Chisholm for her question, and can I commend the member for Chisholm, the first Chinese-born Australian woman to be elected to this parliament, who gave her maiden speech here yesterday in what was an historic moment for this parliament, which I'm sure all members would agree.

I want to commend the member for her excellent speech yesterday, particularly in speaking Mandarin to the Australian Chinese community and to mark that moment. In that speech yesterday she said this, that she was elected on the mandate that if you have a go, you get a go. No-one exemplifies that better than the member for Chisholm. The member for Chisholm knows that she was elected on the basis of ensuring that Australian workers get a go. I'll tell you how they're getting a go: more jobs; the highest level of employment participation of the working-age population in this nation's history.

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