House debates Distinguished Visitors

Acknowledgement

Monday, 26 October 2026 House of Representatives

Milton Dick

Milton Dick Speaker

2:16 pm

I'm pleased to inform the House that we have some guests and visitors in the gallery today, including the winner of the 2026 My First Speech competition, Zoey Zhou, and her family as guests of the member for Deakin. Also in the gallery today is a delegation of senior Kiribati government officials led by His Excellency the honourable Auria Kitina, the Minister for Employment and Human Resources. I can also see a former member for Greenway and Macquarie, Mrs Louise Markus, joining us today.

Finally, I'd also like to welcome and advise the House that in the gallery today are Bruce Morcombe OAM and Denise Morcombe OAM, founders of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. Since establishing the foundation in memory of their beloved son, Bruce and Denise have transformed personal tragedy into a national movement delivering child safety education to millions of children across Australia. Their advocacy has culminated in the Day for Daniel, taking place this Friday 30 October. Over lunch with the member for Fairfax, they informed me that over 9,000 schools and early learning centres will be participating in this year's Day for Daniel to promote and protect child safety, education and awareness. On behalf of the House, I warmly welcome you to question time.

Honourable members: Hear, hear!