Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That leave of absence be given to every member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting.

Question agreed to.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That leave of absence from the determination of this sitting until 1 March 2021 be given to Ms Payne and Ms Wells for parental leave purposes.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise on behalf of the Australian Labor Party to say best wishes to Alicia and Anika. It's fantastic. Alicia, the member for Canberra, has continued to work—she's due in just three weeks—and has continued to be a fantastic contributor to this chamber. We wish her well. The member for Lilley has gone beyond what is reasonable for a member of parliament and is expanding the number of Labor voters by two, and that is a very good thing. We wish the member for Lilley and the member for Canberra all the best. We hope that—

Government Members:

Government members interjecting—

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You might actually try and be a little bit generous in spirit on this. The fact is that we certainly wish them well with the challenge ahead. They will continue to serve their constituencies in Brisbane and here in Canberra respectively, but we will miss them in parliament. We look forward to their return with three little ones between them.

Question agreed to.