Senate debates

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Parliamentary Representation

Valedictory; Qualifications of Senators

12:57 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

There have been a couple of occasions where as whip I've helped Jacqui with a motion or two. One time I had to race up and save one of the motions, and Jacqui rang my office and said, 'What sort of chocolate does Rachel like?' On my desk appeared a box of Peanut M&M's—because they're my favourite, for anybody who wants to know—which my office absolutely loved.

I thank you very much for the times that we have worked together. I know very well that we will be working together again at some stage, and I've really valued the work that you have done in this place. I don't agree with everything, but I think that you've shown this place what it's like to have crossbenchers in here and what we can achieve. I, likewise, commit to the same issue that Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore has just committed to. We worked together on veterans' suicide. We achieved a lot, and we've got a lot more to go.

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