Yesterday, 11 September, marked 40 years since the violent coup d'état in Chile that precipitated a period of military dictatorship lasting from 1973 to 1990. Following the coup and subsequent overthrow of democratically elected President Salvador Allende's Government in 1973, the military junta under the leadership of General Augusto Pinochet was responsible for the death, exile and torture of tens of thousands of political opponents of the regime. Facing reprisals and political violence, over 500,000 Chileans fled the country, with 21,000 people seeking sanctuary in Australia. This accounted for a large wave of Chilean migration to Australia and accounts in large part for the tremendous growth of the Chilean Australian community. I acknowledge the lasting contributions of these community members to south-west Sydney. To mark the years of memory, struggle and solidarity since the coup, members of the Chilean community have organised a commemorative event in this place. I thank the organising committee, comprising Rodrigo, Cecilia, Adriana, Franco, Paula, Hilda, Miguel and Diego, for their hard work in keeping the memory of what happened alive for a new generation so that such atrocities may never be repeated.