House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-11-29 Daily Xml

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Parliamentary Procedure

VISITORS

The SPEAKER: I would like to draw members' attention to the presence in the gallery of Lord Fakafanua, who is the Speaker of the Tongan parliament and is visiting us here today. I am going to be very brave and say 'tali tali fie fiā'. I hope I said 'welcome' to you. Please excuse my pronunciation.

Members may be aware that the Tongan parliament is twinned with us. We are hoping that, over the next couple of days while he is here, we are able to build up a good strong relationship and be able to work in the future much more closely with the Tongan parliament. So, we hope that you enjoy your day here. He also has with him Ms Fiona Way, who is the Assistant Director, International Community Relations from the Australian parliament. Welcome to both of you and thank you for coming.

Dr McFETRIDGE: Can I just say that the fire services in South Australia have a very strong relationship with the Tongan fire services as well.