Peta Murphy MP
Ms KILKENNY (Carrum) (12:45:425:): Pre-poll voting has opened in the federal election, and never, ever has Australia’s future depended more on stewardship with compassion, fairness, integrity, honesty, candour, boldness and bravery. I want to acknowledge someone who has all of this and more: my good friend, Peta Murphy, the federal member for Dunkley and Labor’s candidate for Dunkley in this federal election. You do not come across people like Peta often in life—a genuine, sincere and extraordinarily hardworking individual. She is someone who is in politics not for themselves but for those who need a voice and for those who want to see a better, fairer, smarter and more inclusive, equal, caring and progressive society—someone that works to lift everyone up, not push people down and leave people behind.
Peta is a true survivor in every sense of the word—someone who has publicly shared their history of cancer. She knows intrinsically the value of our Medicare and the importance of universal health care for all Australians and of the need to protect and preserve it for future generations. I am so proud of Peta and all that she has achieved over the last three years in federal Parliament. My wish now is to see this committed representative returned in an Albanese federal government. To any undecided voters out there in Dunkley, let me say this: if you want your vote to really count for something and someone, vote for Peta Murphy.