Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Leader of the Opposition) (14:13): Again I am happy to support the eulogy of the Prime Minister. Joan Child, as the Prime Minster has already indicated, was one of the trailblazers for women in this parliament. As the Prime Minister has noted, when she was first elected to this House she was the only female member. It is hard to imagine that just over 30 years ago there was only one female member in this House. She went on to become this parliament's first female Speaker. You are following, Madam Speaker, in her distinguished footsteps. She was also the last Speaker in the old House, just down the road, as well as the first Speaker in this new chamber that we now occupy. I am told that on one occasion, to punish members of parliament who had been disorderly in the parliamentary dining room, parliamentary staff began a work to rule and refused to collect payment from MPs. Instead of closing the facilities, Speaker Child declared that MPs would 'eat and drink for free'. This was a novel way of dealing with an industrial action—a very novel way indeed. Obviously, Speaker Child was a remarkable woman, a remarkable member of parliament. She will be much missed, and on behalf of the coalition I pass condolences to her family.