Thursday, 15 August 2024
Members statements
Jude Perera
Meng Heang TAK
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Commencement
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Business of the house
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Motions
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Business of the house
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Members statements
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Business of the house
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Bills
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Questions without notice and ministers statements
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Constituency questions
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Bills
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Adjournment
Jude Perera
Meng Heang TAK (Clarinda) (10:08): Vale, Jude Perera. Not only did you create history, becoming the first Sri Lankan-born member of Parliament, you were considered a champion for freedom, a symbol of hope for emerging South Asian communities. I had the honour to first meet Jude Perera around 2016, around the time of his advocacy for Little India in Dandenong. He was a quiet man, a man who was soft-spoken but with a very big heart and a champion for our multiculturalism in Victoria. It is a great loss for us all. Vale, Jude Perera.