Mal Brough Longman, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs
9:08 am
On indulgence, Mr Speaker, this year is the centenary of the scouting movement in Australia, and I have with me one of their commemorative scarves, which was presented to me up in Bribie Island by the local group there recently. They are giving out 100 of these per state—
Mal Brough Longman, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Two of the members behind me have also been presented with commemorative scarves—congratulations! I thought it was a pretty special moment. Scouting groups—as we have been talking about children—have been a very important part of the Australian fabric. I want to take the opportunity—on behalf of all members of the House, I am sure—to thank and congratulate all the scouting leaders for the contribution they have made over many, many years, and continue to make, to our society. I congratulate the scouting movement on its centenary.