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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

Labor MP Ali France thanks late son for his belief in her in first speech to parliament after unseating Peter Dutton

The newly minted Labor MP Ali France, who unexpectedly unseated former opposition leader Peter Dutton in the May election, has detailed her “epic journey” to Canberra in a poignant first speech.

France who battled Dutton over seven years for the seat of Dickson, north of Brisbane, was the first of Labor’s fresh faces to introduce themselves to the 48th parliament on Tuesday.

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