00:00Finally, and most importantly, my partner Louise, we met after I entered politics and
00:08you nonetheless overlooked the inherent flaws of that lifestyle.
00:11I appreciate that.
00:13You have been a pillar of support across this journey, a constant source of wisdom and patience
00:18through it all, quick with insightful political analysis, the one who reminds me what really
00:24matters.
00:25You have ridden the highs and lows with me, and you have worn the consequences of my
00:29career with grace.
00:31We have had fun and hardship.
00:34I could not have done it without you, and I will be eternally grateful.
00:42I want to finish where this all began.
00:45I was a kid whose mum had the courage to step up, to leave a familiar life, to move our
00:49family
00:50and to build something better.
00:52Everything I have tried to do in this place has been guided by that same instinct, to
00:56step up when it matters and to help build something better for the people we serve.
01:01I came here with optimism, and I'll leave with optimism.
01:05But that optimism is now grounded in experience and in the knowledge that progress is possible
01:10when people are willing to step up and do the work.
01:13To those who continue in this place, that is the task, and that is the privilege.
01:18I have hope you will rise to meet it.
01:20Thank you, and good luck.
01:36You
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