Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I want to say a big thank you to all the staff involved in serving senators. They serve us with great passion and professionalism. I thank them sincerely for all their work. I asked Harry Evans the other day whether he had ever seen anything like the end of this year. He said, ‘No.’ I suppose he is going out with a big bang given what we have seen lately. I want to say a big thank you to Harry. To Rosemary, I am sure you will do a tremendous job in filling Harry’s very big shoes. Mr President, I think you have allowed a couple of my mistakes to not get punished too hard. I appreciate that and I appreciate the fairness with which you administer this sometimes rowdy chamber. I wish all senators a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year.