Terri Butler (Griffith, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I recently gave my first speech to the parliament. It was not possible in that speech for me to thank everyone who supported me in the by-election campaign and nor will it be possible to do in this speech. However, I would like to place on record my appreciation to a number of supporters. In doing so, I will not repeat my thanks to those I mentioned in my first speech and I will not mention the many, many senators and federal MPs who assisted in the campaign, though each of them can be assured that I am extremely grateful for their support.

I single out my friend Richard Alcorn. Richard is a loyal friend who provided me with a great deal of support during the campaign—just the most recent of the many things he has done for me. I also wish to thank the following people: Ken A; Mary Rose Abbott; Amjid Abdul-ala; Ahmad Shadi; Peter Akeer; Surabi Alauddin; Ian Alberto; Ian Alcorn; Ann-Marie Allan; Peter Allen; Steven Allen; Peter Alley; Ines Almeida; India Anderson; Christine Anderson; Simon Andrews   ; Nic Andriopoulos; Clare Angel-Auld; Imogen Armstrong; Henry Armstrong; Delma Nicholson and the members of the Galloways Hill Branch of the ALP; Jane Austen; Debra Austin; Van Badham; Mark Bailey; Aaron Bakota; Brenton Baldwin; Jonathon Baque; Justin Barbour; Cameron Barnes; Chris Barrett; Leonard Bates; Peter Baulch; my friend Emerson; Roger Beames; Nicole Bell; Rob Bigalla, my fellow republican; John Bird; Gemma Black; Ruth Blair; Toni Blake; Janelle Blatchly-Read; Mr Jack Blinco, a very, very strong supporter who sat outside his house with a sign on multiple occasions; Theresa Blumel; Brendan Bogle; Lara Boniface; Sue Botha; Wendy Bourne; Matt Bowden; Emma Bowman; Roger and Patricia Boyd; Mark Brady; Helen Bray; Clifford Brandon; Sara Breckenridge; Mitch Brigg; Margaret Bright; Daniela Brinis-Norris; Derek Broanda; Jenny Brock; Priya Brown; Daniel Brown; Don Brown and members from Capalaba of the Australian Labor Party; Annette Brownlie; Yvonne Bryce; Judith Bugden; Katherine Bullen; Norm Bullen; Frank and Loretta Carroll; Matt Foley; Joan McGrath; Edwina Crowther; Ken and Robin Boyne and the entire Yeronga Branch of the ALP; Taylor Bunnag; Vivienne Burton; James Butchers; Jane Caldwell; Eloise Caldwell; Catlin Callanan; Nick Car; Prue Car; David Carlyon; Zena Carusi-Lees; Isaac Cavanagh; Carol Chambers; Neel Chaudhuri; Gabriel Churchill; Kaitlyn Clancy and many others.

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