On another note I wish to congratulate 11-year old Thu Sa La, a Karen refugee who arrived in this country nearly four years ago and will be representing Victoria in the under-12 Australian Rules football championships in South Australia next month. What an extraordinary achievement! A wonderful example of what can happen in this country is that having been in a refugee camp in Thailand you then excel in a sport that is revered in your new country. Dubbed as being better than Jimmy Bartel, Thu Sa La is now focusing on joining the Cats. In the meantime Thu will continue to play junior football for North Shore in Geelong, and I am sure everyone in this chamber will join with me in wishing him well in next month’s championships.
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