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The first ever Greens MP for Brisbane made his first speech in Parliament on Wednesday and teared up describing his teenage years as a gay man in minimum wage jobs, vowing to serve his seat.
As Australia’s most diverse federal parliament opened, new members introduced themselves and set out priorities
As new Greens MP Stephen Bates stood up to deliver his first speech in federal parliament late Wednesday afternoon, he recognised the symbolism went well beyond the rainbow-coloured “bin chicken” over his left breast.
Australia's newest out gay member of Parliament Stephen Bates had a powerful message in his maiden speech in Parliament on Wednesday - 'If you cannot see it, you cannot be it'.
Australia's Parliament will be radically different to any in living memory with a massive number of Greens and independents sworn in, making up 16 of the 151 seats and taking up a huge area.