This is the maiden speech to the House of Representatives by Terry Young, the Liberal National Party member for Longman, Queensland.
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Hansard transcript of maiden speech by Terry Young, Liberal member for Longman.
Mr YOUNG (Longman) (11:58): Well, this is cool. There are lot of people shaking their head back in Longman and Kallangur, where I was brought up, particularly a couple of high school teachers! Thank you all for giving up your time to listen to my maiden speech. No-one has proofread this. Many people offered to assist—many much more qualified than I—but I believe a parliamentarian’s first speech should be theirs and theirs alone. I will be accountable for every word spoken. As a believer in personal responsibility, I assure you that these words are all mine. [Read more…]