She has become the first woman to represent the electorate of Swan.Īnd Fatima Payman – who came to these shores as a Muslim-Afghan child refugee – is also on her way to becoming WA’s Labor Senator. Zaneta Mascarenhas’ parents migrated to Australia in the late-1970s from Goa, India. She is the first Vietnamese-Australian refugee to serve as a federal MP.Ĭassandra Fernando, the new MP for Holt, is the first Sri Lankan-born woman to be elected into federal parliament. Like, Dai Le, the Independent member for Fowler, who arrived to Australia as a child from Vietnam. Spot /RFk3fNSJdu- Aaron Fernandes 22, 2022 Sam Lim and Zaneta Mascarenhas heading to the house of reps, while Fatima Payman still hoping for a senate Worth mentioning that after last night’s results in WA, the Australian parliament will look a little more like the country it represents. TheyĪre an undeniable loss - most especially for the Coalition and minority communities they inherently also represented. Is a "watershed moment" for diverse representation.īefore I get into that, it would be remiss not to mention even some of those diverse few Liberal MPs who lost their seats - the first Indigenous lower house member, Ken Wyatt now former federal treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, a Jewish-Australian whose great-grandparents and relatives perished in the Holocaust Dave Sharma, the country’s first federal MP of Indian descent and Hong Kong-born, Gladys Liu.
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The appointment of Albanese and Wong to two of the highest offices in the land is not the full story of multicultural celebration in this election.Īs reported in The Age yesterday, the incoming federal parliament "I want Australia to continue to be a country that no matter where you live, who you worship, who you love or what your last name is, that places no restrictions on your journey in life,” he proclaimed. On TV, or even a model in a Myer catalogue), you subconsciously receive a message that there is no place for you. I was the only person of Maltese-heritage in the school, and my mum and I were the only Jewish people in our Victorian regional city at that time.Īnd when you are reminded by your difference by casual or overt comments, and don’t see anyone else who looks like you in your immediate sphere or in celebrated highly-visible positions (like, a Prime Minister, or celebrated media personalities I looked 'different' the child of a Maltese-born father, and Australian Ashkenazi Jewish mother.Īnd I remember what it felt to be the only one. Standing one metre back, you could pinpoint me with ease. And there I was: thick, black wavy hair, tanned skin, and a thickĮyebrow (It was four years before I discovered wax. A large framed photo hung from the wall: A maroon blur of ties and blazers, 600-odd prep-to-12 students of the school.
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On society.Īnd so, when my TV screen was illuminated on Saturday night, with the sight of Penny Wong introducing Anthony Albanese as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia - the picture struck me. Because, as the old adage goes, it’s worth a thousand words.Ī picture doesn’t just offer you a portal into a situation in front of you it can reflect back on us too. And here I am asking you to pop it all aside for a moment, and just… look at a picture. With rejoice or regret - depending where you sit - still hanging heavily in the air, many of us are deep in political feels right now, I know. Put aside who you voted for in last weekend's federal election.