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Our Voices Are Being Heard in Parliament

by · 08 December, 2016

Our visits to 113 Members of Parliament as part of Voices For Justice 2016 made a real impression!

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Here are just some of the references made to our visits on the floor of Parliament following #VFJ2016:

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_I_had_a_visit_earlier_this_afternoon_from_the_Micah_group._I_was_delighted_to_hear_from_Salama__a_young_lady_from_Kiribati_who_is_worried_about_her_island_homeland_going_under_water._I_feel_for_her_and_I_said_to_h-1.png

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Disaster_events_are_set_to_increase_in_our_region._In_addition_to_responding_in_a_reactive_way__we_need_to_ensure_that_communities_are_resilient_and_prepared_in_the_face_of_these_disasters..png

_Australia_must_do_more_to_help_our_neighbours__and_one_of_the_ways_we_can_do_this_is_by_taking_serious_action_on_climate_change._On_that_point__I_was_delighted_this_week_to_meet_with_representatives_of_Micah_Austr.png

Last_week__I_had_the_opportunity_to_meet_with_representatives_from_Micah_Australia_while_they_were_in_Canberra_for_the_Voices_for_Justice_National_Gathering._Their_commitment_to_social_justice_and_their_work_advoca.png

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