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2 September 2026

MP Paulo Garcia valedictory: 'Let hateful words be the undoing of those who wield them.'

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MP Paulo Garcia valedictory: 'Let hateful words be the undoing of those who wield them.'

In a vividly honest farewell speech, retiring MP Paulo Garcia spoke of wonderment, joy and gratitude, but also of his own experience of hatred and violence and invisibility.

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