House debates

Monday, 13 February 2006

Statements by Members

Interfaith Trivia Night

1:58 pm

Photo of Craig EmersonCraig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

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.

Photo of Kelvin ThomsonKelvin Thomson (Wills, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Public Accountability and Human Services) Share this | | Hansard source

Did you win?

Photo of Craig EmersonCraig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

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.