Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party, Deputy Chairman , Coalition Policy Development Committee) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I want to briefly pay tribute to the Parliamentary Friends of MS and to congratulate the co-chairs, Senator Gary Humphries and Senator Kate Lundy, who hosted an important briefing on Monday night that I was unable to attend due to business here in the House—there was some legislation I had to deal with. They held that briefing on a very important matter that all of us in this House talk to constituents about on a regular basis. There is one constituent in particular in Casey who has raised the issues that were the subject of that briefing about future treatment possibilities. I commend in this House those who organised the briefing. Of course, both sides of the House know there is a lot of water still to go under the bridge on these issues, but I associate myself with the Parliamentary Friends of MS and, as I said, congratulate the co-chairs who organised that important briefing.