Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to make a very short contribution. I'm conscious that there are others who wish to speak. I've only known Louise for a very short time, but in that time I have really appreciated her sense of curiosity, her sense of humour and her deep engagement and collaboration in committee work. I also want to note that my colleague Senator Barbara Pocock thinks you're a wonderful chair for the Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration. We both want to thank you for the warm and welcoming way in which you worked with us when we first came to the parliament as new senators. Jasper, I want to thank you for your love of capybaras because, without that and your mum's persistence, I would never have seen a capybara in the wild. You're a fantastic travelling companion. Your reputation preceded you, because I heard about your work long before I came into the parliament, so I feel very privileged to have met you and to have got to know you. On behalf of all of my Greens colleagues, I want to wish you all the best for what comes next.