House debates Statements by Members
Interfaith Trivia Night
Craig Emerson Rankin, Australian Labor Party
1:58 pm
This will be a very spontaneous contribution indeed. I want to pay tribute to the organisers of the interfaith trivia night on Saturday night. It was a fantastic event.
Kelvin Thomson Wills, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Public Accountability and Human Services
Did you win?
Craig Emerson Rankin, Australian Labor Party
I have already had an interjection from the member for Wills asking whether we won. We came fourth. It was an honourable fourth, but we were beaten by superior faith and knowledge. Involved in the interfaith night were Christians, Muslims and Jews. It was a night of great harmony, tolerance and competition. Probably the trick question of the night was: ‘What is the middle name of Gough Whitlam?’ Of course, I was able to contribute the correct answer to that, but I got many others wrong. It was a fantastic night, and it just shows what can be done when people work together in harmony for a great society.