Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Sydney WorldPride of 2023 is almost upon us As the excitement and momentum grow, I stand to acknowledge the hard work of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, who were successful in securing Sydney as the host city. Bringing WorldPride to the southern hemisphere for the first time is a fabulous achievement.

The festival is being curated with wonderful care. It has a broad and diverse program with input from communities from right around the world, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region. It's a wonderful opportunity for us to learn together and to share with LGBTIQ+ communities from all over the world—communities who are often forgotten and marginalised, or silenced, among the many human rights abuses they are subjected to.

The Australian government's role in promoting LGBTIQ+ rights will be an important theme at WorldPride. Importantly, we have an opportunity to hear from the oldest living culture in the world, Australia's First Nations people, who will highlight their interests at the conference also. I'm particularly looking forward to the human rights conference and I thank Equality Australia for their hard work. We're excited to embark on this new chapter, and it's a great contribution to— (Time expired)

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We will now move to question time.