Labor MP Zaneta Mascarenhas, who delivered her maiden speech to parliament recently, spoke to SBS Hindi about her Indian heritage, climate change and leadership in the workplace. Read more here:
Dressed in a vibrant red saree, Ms Mascarenhas used her maiden speech to praise the"most multicultural parliament we've had in history" but also said it should not be seen as a high-water mark.
Previously an engineer, Ms Mascarenhas worked in climate change action for 12 years, helping ASX 200 companies with their decarbonisation journeys. When my dad went to the Australian embassy in Kenya, they said to him ‘you have the right skills but the wrong colour’. As a result, Ms Mascarenhas claims she knows more Bangla than Konkani because she worked at the World Bank in Bangladesh for one year as part of an AusAid-funded Water and Sanitation Program. and diverse food including biryani to her stint in the subcontinent.
“The price of gas has gone up, so it is really important that we integrate more renewables into our electricity mix. Australia becoming a renewable superpower is totally a part of that vision,” she declared.
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