Last week, I had the great honour of being part of a very important celebration and I may say, an even more important declaration of intent for Nepali Australians but also for all of us in this proudly multicultural society. I inform the House that on 10 September the Federation of Nepalese Community Associations of Australia was inaugurated. I was very pleased to be there representing the Australian Labor Party, together with the member for La Trobe, the assistant minister. I was very pleased also to be there with my great friends the member for Calwell and the member for Wills, both of whom are very proud to represent large and growing Nepali communities. It was a wonderful occasion which involved a sharing of experience, ideas, culture and aspiration. In this place, it is important that we recognise the Nepali story in Australia—a community which has grown from only a few hundred 25 years ago to nearly 100,000 now and which is making a great contribution which goes beyond those raw numbers. So I congratulate everyone involved in bringing together the federation and look forward to the critical dialogue it will have on behalf of the community when it comes to national affairs. I congratulate, in particular, Dr Raju Adhikari, the president, who made a wonderful speech on the occasion; and Krishna Hamal, the general secretary. Again, I look forward to the dialogue and I congratulate all involved in bringing together this critical peak organisation.