来自布朗斯维克的维州绿党议员蒂姆·里德因末期癌症离开政坛，近日在州议会进行了告别演讲[1]。这场演讲在一周充斥腐败丑闻和领导力挑战的维州政治中脱颖而出，获得了来自各党派议员的尊敬与静听[1]。
在这次最后的议会发言中，里德提出了多项关键诉求[1]。他呼吁扩大维州反腐委员会（IBAC）的权力范围，使其不仅处理刑事腐败，还要覆盖所有不当行为[1]。里德同时强调气候变化是"我们这个时代最重要的斗争"，指出当前大气中的碳浓度比他2018年首次当选时更高[1]。此外，他表达了对政府计划废除VicHealth卫生推广机构的担忧，称该机构"预防了许多疾病、住院和死亡"，而他本人正因皮肤癌这一可预防的疾病而面临生命危险[1]。
在国内政治风险方面，里德警告了One Nation党和特朗普美国的危险，指出"妖魔化移民已升级为迫害"[1]。
Tim Reid, the Greens member for Brunswick, delivered a valedictory speech to Victoria's parliament this week as he steps down from politics due to terminal cancer with no further treatment options available.[1] Speaking before a silent and respectful chamber on Wednesday, Reid used his final parliamentary address to champion causes close to his convictions across multiple policy domains.[1]
Central to Reid's remarks was a call to expand the powers of IBAC, Victoria's anti-corruption body, urging lawmakers to broaden its mandate beyond investigating criminal corruption to encompass all misconduct.[1] He also sounded an alarm about the rise of extremism, cautioning against One Nation and Trumpist politics in America, warning that "demonising migrants has escalated into persecution."[1] Climate change emerged as another priority, with Reid declaring it "the defining struggle of our age," and noting that atmospheric carbon levels have risen since his election in 2018.[1]
Reid expressed particular concern over the government's plan to abolish VicHealth, the state's health promotion agency, asserting that "VicHealth has prevented countless diseases, hospitalisations and deaths."[1] The argument carried personal weight: Reid is himself succumbing to skin cancer, a preventable disease.[1] His address drew respect and support from members across all parties.