Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I support the remarks of the Prime Minister on behalf of the opposition. I also want to pay tribute to the Minister for Health and Aged Care, who has shepherded this through. Regardless of what comes for the minister of health, this is a fitting high point for the minister for health this evening, and he can take due credit.

I also want to thank my own chief of staff, Andrew Garrett, and, on behalf of the member for Hindmarsh, Tomasz Skladzien, for their assistance, and the staff of the minister for health. Some people who opposed this bill pointed out that this has a long way to go before it saves a life. That is right, and that is a legitimate point to make. But the important thing is the House has started the journey today, and there will be lives massively improved and saved, in my view, as a result of the actions taken by the House today. This is the House of Representatives, the people's house, at its very best. I commend the House.

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