Wednesday, 12 November 2025

 Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (13:47): Today marks the 50-year anniversary for many Australians in the political arena, and for Vietnamese Australians it marks 50 years of refugee resettlement in Australia under the Fraser Liberal government. We are thankful to the Liberal government, and in appreciation the Vietnamese community has tried to give back and acknowledge what Australia has provided in opportunities of freedom. I had the opportunity on the weekend to attend one of these events held by the Vietnamese community. The team and our Vietnamese community came together and raised an incredible $200,735 for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an organisation that helped thousands of Vietnamese refugees resettle in Australia and continues to do important work across the world.

I want to congratulate the Vietnamese Fundraising Committee – Mr Dzung Lê, Tammy Nguyen, Ms Be Ha, Vivienne Nguyen, Thien Giang Nguyen, Dr Phuc Pham, Mr Phong Nguyen and special guest Mr Nam Loc Nguyen from the US – who did a truly inspiring effort to raise that much money for the United Nations refugee commission. It reflects the compassion, humility and generosity of the Vietnamese community. Thank you for your efforts.