Brett Raguse (Forde, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Archives are a wonderful organisation. Even the film archives, as we all know, are just a wonderful capture of our history and there it is all visually. As I said, there are so many issues around the whole concept of archive keeping. I have given my personal experiences. Certainly, I would not be able to have the information I have today except for the fact that we have kept archives. They are essential in recording our history. Giving us access is very important, and identifying and allowing organisations to keep records in situ is a very good part of what this legislation allows us to do. I will not go through and number all my family members—there is an opportunity to do that—but, with 42 seconds, can I say for all of those reasons I commend this bill to the House.

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