Maria Vamvakinou (Calwell, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'd like to congratulate the Andrews Labor government on a great election result in Victoria and on winning a third term with an absolute majority. Labor went to the election with a positive plan to move Victoria forward, including the re-creation of the SEC to deal with energy prices and clean energy, policies for better infrastructure, better hospitals, better schools, free kindergarten and additional free TAFE places and a host of policies affecting communities across Victoria. I want to congratulate my state colleagues in the federal seat of Calwell: Ros Spence, the member for Kalkallo; Kathleen Matthews-Ward, the new member for Broadmeadows; and Iwan Walters, the new member for Greenvale.

Ours is a community that needs a strong voice that speaks to the socioeconomic reality on the ground. Ours is a community of workers and businesses that are deserving of a voice that understands their needs and aspirations. It's a community that has long endured the brunt of the immediate and the far on a wide variety of issues that impact and resonate within our constituency. Locals have voted for a positive plan for the future and I'm looking forward to working closely with my state colleagues to deliver to our local community. I look forward to doing that in conjunction, of course, with the Albanese government. This is a wonderful outcome. I want to congratulate everyone on the ground. I want to congratulate my three state colleagues and I look forward to our future collaborations.