Senate debates

Thursday, 6 December 2018

Motions

Women in Sport, Surfing

12:28 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senators Pratt, McKenzie, Waters, O'Neill, Polley, Hanson-Young, Stoker, Gichuhi, Fierravanti-Wells, Ruston, Payne, Cash, Moore, Reynolds, Brown, Kitching, Hume, Rice, Faruqi, Singh, Lines, Wong, Collins, Urquhart, McAllister, Keneally, Bilyk, McCarthy and Hanson, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes the success of Australian women surfers in recent world titles;

(b) congratulates Ms Stephanie Gilmore on winning her seventh world surfing championship, and Ms Shakira Westdorp on winning her third consecutive world paddleboard title; and

(c) encourages young women everywhere to discover their dreams and follow the knowledge they can expect to be recognised and supported to succeed.

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