Cynthia Lui Explained
Cynthia Lillian Lui (born 17 February 1977) is an Australian former politician. She was the Australian Labor Party member for Cook in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2024.[1] Originally from Yam Island in the Torres Strait, Lui is the first Torres Strait Islander to be elected to any parliament.[2] [3] She worked as a community worker in Cairns to win internally as a representative for Cook, she then went on to secure her place within the Labor Party as the preferred candidate.[4] Lui gave her maiden speech in the Queensland Parliament on 15 February 2018.[5]
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- Web site: Cook. Queensland Election 2017. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Green. Antony. Antony Green. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419160146/http://www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2017/guide/cook/. 19 April 2018. dmy-all.
- News: Caldwell. Felicity. Traditional Torres Strait Islander adoption practices to be acknowledged under Labor. 27 November 2017. Brisbane Times. 15 November 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042621/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland-election-2017/torres-strait-islander-traditional-adoption-practices-would-be-acknowledged-20171115-p4yx0s.html. 1 December 2017. dmy-all.
- News: New Torres Strait Islander MP Cynthia Lui aims to inspire next generation of Indigenous politicians. 29 November 2017. ABC News. 16 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216000148/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-29/first-torres-strait-islander-elected-to-queensland-parliament/9204004. 16 February 2018. live. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- News: Cairns social worker gets nod by ALP to run in Cook for upcoming state election. 27 November 2017. The Cairns Post. 10 July 2017.
- News: Caldwell. Felicity. 'Today I stand on the shoulders of giants': Lui's tearful maiden speech. 16 February 2018. Brisbane Times. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216144014/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/today-i-stand-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-lui-s-tearful-maiden-speech-20180215-p4z0gq.html. 16 February 2018. dmy-all.