Peta Murphy (Dunkley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Many Australians participate every year in the Cancer Council's Pink Ribbon campaign to raise awareness and funds for breast and gynaecological cancers. A number of those events are held this month because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, described by Cancer Australia as an opportunity for all of us to focus on breast cancer and its impact on those affected by the disease. Those affected by the disease include the families, spouses, friends and colleagues of those diagnosed with breast cancer.

Today, on behalf of the approximately 50 people who are diagnosed every day with breast cancer, I want to acknowledge and thank those families, friends, colleagues and communities who offer us love and support in our time of need. It is very difficult to be a family member, or a friend or a colleague of someone who is battling a disease, and you don't always get the support that you need. But we appreciate everything that you do for us.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who over the last few months have reached out to me to offer their love and support; those who know me and those who have never met me. It is appreciated and I thank you very much.

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