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I draw to the attention of honourable senators the presence in the gallery of a parliamentary delegation from the National Assembly of Vietnam, led by vice-president Her Excellency Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh. Last month I had the privilege of visiting Vietnam on a delegation with Senator Anne Urquhart, the Hon. Kevin Hogan MP and Ms Dai Le MP. I thank Her Excellency Thanh for her warm hospitality.

I wish to also express my deepest sympathies to you and the Vietnamese people as your nation faces extreme weather events triggered by Typhoon Yagi. On behalf of all senators, I wish you a warm welcome to Australia and in particular to the Senate.

Honourable senators: Hear, hear!