Nickolas Varvaris (Barton, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I had the pleasure of attending the 2015 New South Wales Asian Business Awards to acknowledge the achievements of Asian migrants in our business sector. As the federal representative for Barton, one of Sydney's most diverse electorates, with a high proportion of Asian migrants, it is exciting to acknowledge the contribution our migrant communities make to the Australian economy.

Asian migrants are some of the most hard-working individuals in Australia, and events like these acknowledge their persistence and hard work to local communities. It takes courage to create a business and to keep a business afloat to make a better life for yourself and your family, especially if you are a migrant to Australia. It certainly echoes our nation's ethos that if you have a go you can succeed. We believe in opportunity and reward and that anything is possible if an individual is given the chance to have a go. It is the businesses that create jobs, not government— (Time expired)

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It being 2 pm, in accordance with standing order 43 the time for members' statements has concluded.