開創先河 澳大利亞一女議員在開會時哺乳

Australian Senator Larissa Waters has become the first politician to breastfeed in the nation's parliament.

澳大利亞參議員拉麗莎·沃特斯成爲了首位在國會議會上母乳餵養的政客。

Ms Waters, from the left-wing Greens party, fed two-month-old daughter Alia Joy during a vote last Tuesday.

來自左翼綠黨派的沃特斯女士在上週二的一次投票過程中，竟然給她兩個月大的女兒阿利亞·喬伊餵奶。

The lower house last year joined the Senate in allowing breastfeeding, but no MPs in either house had done so.

衆議院去年與參議院在同意母乳餵養的問題上達成一致，但是沒有任何一位參議員這樣做過。

"We need more women and parents in Parliament," Ms Waters said on Facebook. "And we need more family-friendly and flexible workplaces, and affordable child care."

沃特斯女士在Facebook上稱：“我們需要更多的女性和家長參與議會。我們需要更多適合家庭的、靈活可變的工作場所，以及可負擔得起的託兒所。”

Labor Senator Katy Gallagher said the moment deserved to be acknowledged.

工黨參議員凱蒂·加拉格爾表示，此刻值得被銘記。

Until last year, MPs in the lower House of Representatives could take babies only into parliamentary offices or public galleries.

但是直到去年，衆議院的議會代表們纔可以將孩子帶到議會辦公室或者公共走廊。

Last year, a report on diversity in UK politics recommended that allowing breastfeeding in the House of Commons should be considered.

去年，一份關於英國政治多元化的報告建議，應考慮允許在下議院進行母乳餵養。