Page 4821 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019

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On the seventh day of Christmas the Labor government gave to me,

seven buses cancelled, six dog attacks, five large potholes, four blown streetlights, three closed bus stops, two parking tickets and my solar panels shaded by trees.

On the eighth day of Christmas the Labor government gave to me,

eight cladded buildings, seven buses cancelled, six dog attacks, five large potholes, four blown streetlights, three closed bus stops, two parking tickets and my solar panels shaded by trees.

On the ninth day of Christmas the Labor government gave to me,

nine rural leases, eight cladded buildings, seven buses cancelled, six dog attacks, five large potholes, four blown streetlights, three closed bus stops, two parking tickets and my solar panels shaded by trees.

On the 10th day of Christmas the Labor government gave to me,

10 hours hospital wait, nine rural leases, eight cladded buildings, seven buses cancelled, six dog attacks, five large potholes, four blown streetlights, three closed bus stops, two parking tickets and my solar panels shaded by trees.

On the 11th day of Christmas the Labor government gave to me,

11 car-free days, 10 hours hospital wait, nine rural leases, eight cladded buildings, seven buses cancelled, six dog attacks, five large potholes, four blown streetlights, three closed bus stops, two parking tickets and my solar panels shaded by trees.

On the 12th day of Christmas the Labor government gave to me, 12 per cent of rates rise, 11 car-free days, 10 hours hospital wait, nine rural leases, eight cladded buildings, seven buses cancelled, six dog attacks, five large potholes, four blown streetlights, three closed bus stops, two parking tickets and my solar panels shaded by trees.

Merry Christmas to you all. Have a safe and happy break. See you next year.

MADAM SPEAKER: I did check the standing orders, and apparently you are allowed to sing. There is no encouragement from this point on.

Legislative Assembly—work experience

Valedictory

MR GUPTA (Yerrabi) (6.20): Today I am delighted to speak about Amisha Sehgal, who is student at St John Paul College, which is a local school in my electorate of Yerrabi. Amisha came to the Legislative Assembly for work experience this week. Amisha has been interested in politics and has done a range of activities to broaden her perspective on the political world. Through this interest, she applied at the Legislative Assembly for work experience and learnt many new things such as applying her knowledge to the environment of the Assembly and learning the day-to-day operations of the Assembly, particularly during one of our sitting weeks.

Politics and global connectivity have always excited Amisha. As a student in grade 10, influence from news and social media has expanded her knowledge of the


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