Fiona O'Malley (Progressive Democrats)

I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am glad to speak after Senator Mullen because it is important that there is a proper debate about the finances of the UNFPA. I congratulate the Minister of the State on the work he has done and in providing increased funding to the UNFPA. I think Senator Mullen slightly lost sight of the millennium development goals and the plight of women and children, particularly in the developing world, but not exclusively. I looked at the Senator as he was speaking and I thought to myself that he was a very fortunate man. He is a fortunate man because he is not a woman.