HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Tuesday, 3 June 2025

The SPEAKER (Hon. L.W.K. Bignell) took the chair at 11:00.

The SPEAKER: Honourable members, we acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia and their connection to land and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to elders both past and present.

The SPEAKER read prayers.

The SPEAKER: Before we get underway, I would like to mention to members that the member for Finniss has had some foot surgery, and he has a little trolley down here that he is getting around on, and a frame. He is going to be a little incapacitated until the end of June, so I have given the member for Finniss permission to address the chamber while he is seated. We are still to work out how he is going to flag my attention. He might be waving his arms around a lot, so if anyone notices that he is calling out for some help or for the call, please draw that to my attention. I hope you are up and about soon, member for Finniss.