A new Liberal MP has been sworn in to South Australia's Legislative Council but Ben Hood's first day of parliament has been a bit different to most, with his sister Lucy, who is a Labor MP welcoming him to the house.
abc.net.au/news/hood-siblings-together-in-parliament/102062374South Australia's latest Liberal politician has received an unusual welcome on his first day in the Legislative Council, with parliament getting a rare glimpse of some good-natured sibling rivalry.
"I first met Ben in 1985. He was rocking fluoro parachute pants and obsessed with Astro Boy, so the warning signs really were there from an early stage." "The type of big brother who knew how much I wanted those pink Oakley sunglasses because he actually went and paid off my lay-by because he knew how hard it was for me to try and save up for them."Ms Hood said her brother loves his family, and the Limestone Coast community where he lives, but she also outlined some of his other interests.
"We're both extremely passionate about our state and about our communities and I'm looking forward to holding the government to account and teasing Lucy as much as I can."Premier Peter Malinauskas told parliament he was happy to welcome another member of the "illustrious Hood family". "I think Hoods now make up five per cent of the entire parliament, which is not lost on any of us," Mr Speirs said."It's not something I ever needed to worry about in terms of my brothers joining me, because there's no political entity right wing enough to accommodate them," he said.
Ben Hood co-created the character 'George the Farmer', who teaches children about life in the country.
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