Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I just rise briefly to acknowledge that this is the last day of the 43rd Parliament. It has been an extraordinary parliament in terms of the contribution that it has made to the life of the nation. There have been some highly significant reforms during this period of minority government in Australia, the most significant of which include the clean energy package, the dental care legislation, the Gonski education reforms and the National Disability Insurance Scheme. When people look back on this period of parliament they will recognise the significance of what was achieved.

I extend all the very best wishes for all of those who are leaving the Senate at this particular time. I hope that you have a period in which you can enjoy a life without the day-to-day stresses that those of us in political life withstand. I wish you all the very best into the future.