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

There is nothing more crucial to the future of our kids than a great education. Today I had the privilege and the joy of joining the students and teachers from Seaford North Primary School, part of my electorate, who are in Parliament House today to see our democracy in action. Seaford North Primary School is a terrific public school with excellent teachers and support staff, and some of the most intelligent, smartest kids I have ever met.

Joanne Ryan (Lalor, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Oh, yeah!

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

You should have heard the questions they asked me and the answers they gave me! Those children are so smart, and it was my absolute privilege to spend time today with Mackie, Declan, Navaeh, Bailey, Avi, Mia, Tessa, Ronan and Cooper. I'm going to have a second privilege today—meeting the rest of 5/6 Seaford North Primary School after I finish delivering this speech, and I can't wait to meet those children.

These students told me that they care about recycling, they care about tackling climate change and they care about making sure that public schools have enough resources so they have great teachers, great support and great programs for their kids. So they are—

Joanne Ryan (Lalor, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

They're smart kids!

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

thank you very much!—the smartest kids around, and the future is bright in their hands. This is a school that has gone from strength to strength with the support of the state member for Carrum, Sonya Kilkenny. I can't wait to continue to be the voice for public education, in this place, for this school and other schools in my electorate.