Maria Kovacic (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the last election, Australians delivered a clear and difficult message to the Liberal Party. Sussan Ley is right to say that we were 'smashed' at the last election, and we are going to take the time, as she said rightly, to listen and earn back the trust of Australians. But what I want to talk about and acknowledge briefly tonight is the work of our many members and our many volunteers, hardworking, grassroots people who worked their guts out, literally, to help support our candidates. I can't name everybody, but I would like to name some of the people that I've worked with across my duty seat, and hopefully at the end, if it's okay with the government, I will be able to incorporate some further names in Hansard.

In Bennelong: our candidate Scott Yung; Christine Kelly; Krish Nair; Alessio Maise; Mayor Trenton Brown; Deputy Mayor Sophie Lara-Watson; Councillor Daniel Han; Councillor Keanu Arya; Councillor Kathy Tracey; Councillor Cameron Last; Councillor Shweta Deshpande; Councillor Justin Li; Jeanette Oujani; Melissa Soraya; Keenan Smith; Frank Moshfeghi; Armen Arakelian; Aiden Lee; Nora and Artin Etmekdjian; Chris Galloway; and Hassib Elias.

In Bradfield: Ben Howell; Matt Kong; Lianda and Johannes Stoel; Rob and Margie Schuitema; Jenny Powell; John Edwards; Jam Xia; Maria Chan; Sally Betts; Andrew Cheng; Adrian Batterby; Catherine, Georgia, Alexandra and Millie Lowden; Sarine Soghomonian; Geoff and Ros Jarrett; Guy and Robyn Campbell; Peter and Marika Lorschy; Alan and Lindy Lipman; Gretta Howard; James Thompson; Barbara and John Edwards; Alexia Lancaster; Jon Stewart; Suresh Manickam; and Chris and Lara Alchian.

In Paterson: Laurence Antcliff, our candidate, and his family, Kyra, Ebony, Mayah and Lachlan; James Peters; Tim and Kate Peters; Councillor Nathan Errington; Councillor Mitchell Griffin; Ian Robb; Julian Leembruggen; Brooke Vitnell; Ben Mitchell; Zach Bayliss; Megan Williams; Jordan Andrews; Jack Franklin; Kevin Lynch; and Charntelle Kay.

In Newcastle, Asarri McPhee, our candidate, and Pearl, his fiancee; Councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor Callum Pull; Peter McCarthy; Blake Keating; Brad Luke; Lachlan Stronach; Suzanne Evans; Natarsha Mann; Councillor Jason Pauling; and Councillor Jenny Barrie.

Thank you to all of you and to the additional people whose names I'll incorporate into Hansard. I would like to acknowledge you for your hard work and your contributions to our democracy. Thank you. I seek leave to incorporate the additional names into Hansard.

Leave granted.

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I would also like to acknowledge:

In Bradfield:

Andrew Chen

Michelle Chuang

Stuart Roberts

Doug Hunt

Gregg Creevey

K. Philips

Cheng Chen

Jim Whitehead

Sebastian

Pat Buchan

Pam McClelland

Kerry Heywood

Anna Karelas

Peymon and Aryan Ikhani

Ken Ramsay

Armen Arakelian

Peter O'Hanlon

Lisa Paulssen

Morad Wasile

Vicky and Brett Kvisle

John Dean

Dennis Bluth

Chris White

Scott Vincent

Alan Franklin

Robert Block

Angus Moody

Cedric Spencer

Roy McCullough

Andy West

Martin Ryan

David Robinson

David Knox

Roger Grinter

Michael Lane

Moya Morris

Adrian McCoomb

Jonathan Ackerman

Ruth Browne

Cyril Shilansky

Michelle Lam-Li

Kerrie O'Brien

Michael French

Patricia Forsyth

Jono Hermann

Jack Okill

Amanda Beattie

Romeo Kekic

Harry Kekic

Vanda Gould

Ceasar Boehme

Chantelle Fornari-Osmond

Lang, Camille and Margaux Silver

Wad McKash

Wendy McKash

Sebastian Majarian

Lara Ferhad

Adrian McComb

Danielle der Bedrossian

Karly Abbott

Kathy Quinn

Charlotte Mortlock

And in Shortland:

Emma King and James King

Sam McCarthy

Graeme Rogers

Brendan Tate

Cr Matt Schultz

Rodd Chapman

Phil Elmes

Diane Volker