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FOLEY BIDS HIS FAREWELL
■ Albert Park MLA Martin Foley this month gave his farewell speech to State Parliament. “I want to leave you with a few thoughts on what good government can do before thanking a lot of people who have helped us deliver it here in Victoria,” Mr Foley said. “But first, a long way away in the Hall of Peace in Siena you will find Lorenzetti’s 14th century civic masterpiece, the Allegory of Good and Bad Government. “It has for almost 700 years set out what governments ought to aspire to. Painted on the cusp of the Renaissance it reminded the leaders of Siena then, and speaks to us today, as to what government is really all about—namely, the common good. “In this particular work good government is depicted as the agent of peace and prosperity. Government is assisted in this work by many virtues. “On one side of the fresco u have wisdom, justice and concord. Their efforts join the people of the state to the right hand of the figure of the common good, who guides the operations of the state. “On the same plane as the common good we have the virtues of peace, fortitude, prudence, magnanimity, temperance and, once
● Martin Foley, Albert Park MLA again, justice—all striving for good government. It is a big wall with big ideas, and it as relevant today as it was in 1339, probably more so, particularly as it relates to the role that the states in this commonwealth play in the areas of the health and care of the people of Victoria in the 21st century version of good government. “I have been fortunate, having spent most of my time here as a member of the cabinet in the portfolios of the provision and reform of the health and the care that the people of this state need. “This effort has focused on the most vulnerable, who look to government to hold their lives together, whilst also seeking to meet the de-
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more to the experiences of how the pandemic provides us with an opportunity to take this reform effort to even greater heights. “We are pleased to be building a new model of care that improves the lives of and builds opportunities for Victorians, specifically our most at-risk communities. “If I have learned anything over the course of the pandemic, it is that government-delivered health and care provision is more valued and effective than ever. “The evidence is in, and it is clear. Government provided health and care has shown itself to be the critical social institution that has built trust and confidence at this time of crisis. “It has shown itself in circumstances where confidence is invaluable to success to be the pillar of social solidarity and success in the pandemic response. “True, its weaknesses have been exposed; there is much to reform and change. “But more importantly the publicled model of care and the interventions it hasseen in the crisis of the pandemic have seen its underlying strengths revealed when it counted most,” Mr Foley told the Legislative Assembly.
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