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In a Parliament First, Australian Senator Breastfeeds Baby While Giving Speech

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<p>Australian Greens Senator Larissa Waters breastfed her baby daughter, Alia, while moving a motion in the Senate on Thursday, June 22.</p><p>Waters made headlines just weeks earlier for being the first federal lawmaker to breastfeed during Senate proceedings</a>.</p><p>On Thursday, Waters was breastfeeding when she was called to move a motion about black lung disease.</p><p>In the footage, Chair of Committees Sue Lines</a> can be seen smiling while Waters feeds her baby and stands to speak.</p><p>Waters later tweeted: “First time I’ve had to move a Senate motion while breastfeeding! And my partner in crime (Alia) moved her own motion just before mine, bless her”.</p><p>Breastfeeding in parliament has not been without controversy. In 2003 MP Kirstie Marshall, of Victoria’s state parliament, was kicked out of chambers after she breastfed her 11-day-old daughter</a>. Credit: Australian Parliament via Storyful</p><br />

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