Australian female MP breastfeeds in parliament room

A two-month-old baby girl has made history in Australia - becoming the first baby to be breastfed in parliament. Previously, Australian MPs were banned from bringing babies into the chamber.

Ms. Waters breastfeeds her baby in the conference room. Photo: Reuters.

Baby Alia Joy is the first child for Queensland MP Larissa Waters. Ms Waters, who is also the deputy leader of the Greens, returned to parliament to vote with her newborn daughter in her sling.

When the baby was hungry, Ms. Waters breastfed him while sitting in a meeting at the parliament building.

“So proud that my daughter Alia became the first baby to breastfeed in federal parliament. We need more #womenandparents in parliament,” Ms Waters wrote on Twitter.

Last year, the Australian parliament changed its rules to allow female MPs to care for their young children in the chamber. Previously, babies were banned from the chamber.

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“If we want more young women in parliament, we must make the rules more family-friendly to allow new mothers and fathers to balance their parliamentary duties and parenthood,” Ms Waters, who was instrumental in the change, said last November.

On International Women's Day (March 8), while still on maternity leave, Ms. Waters announced the birth of her daughter and revealed her future.

“Alia is an inspiration to continue the work to address gender inequality and stop dangerous climate change. (And of course, if she gets hungry, she will be fed on the Senate floor,” Waters wrote.

According to Dan Tri