Maiden speeches are generally uncontroversial statements of a politician's core beliefs and background, but with many colourful and diverse characters in Australia's 45th parliament, two in particular have drawn attention at the start of this sitting week.
It's unsurprising that a man who came to fame through his work in the media - earning the nickname "Human Headline" - would draw a crowd for his first official speech since being elected to federal parliament.
So expectation was high for the maiden speech of former journalist Derryn Hinch.
Mr Hinch was elected to the Senate in his state of Victoria in July's federal poll, representing the party he founded, Derryn Hinch's Justice Party.
And he says he won't be any ordinary politician, although he realises it will be difficult.
"As leader of Derryn Hinch's Justice Party, I will try to be an un-political politician, a common sense politician. I won't be PC, I won't be politically correct. But that's why I say from the outset. Although I have hopes, high hopes, of achieving good things, obviously, other people come here with high hopes and great dreams and stumble and crumble."
Soon, he came to the part of his speech many were waiting for.
As a journalist, Senator Hinch has served a prison sentence for contempt of court, including for naming child sex offenders.
In parliament, he said he wouldn't hesitate to use parliamentary privilege to do it again.
"Now it has been speculated that I will use parliamentary privilege to name names under the protection (of parliamentary privilege), what is derided as 'coward's castle'. And I will. But it will be a court of last resort. I will not be a cowboy. But if it is necessary to protect a child's wellbeing, then damn right, I will name the human vermin. And I will tonight."
Senator Hinch went on to name several men he says are convicted paedophiles and, he believes, were given undue leniency by the courts.
But although this appeared to be his headline act, Senator Hinch shared thoughts on other matters, too.
He said there isn't much difference between Australian politics and what many see as the empty sloganeering of the United States presidential race.
Senator Hinch feels that's a big part of the reason he was elected first place.
"We also see the same thing here every three years. Visions, dreams, promises, slogans, jobs and growth, never been a more exciting time to be in Australia - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. It's bullshit. I've spent months on the 2016 election campaign. We covered 11,250 kilometres in the Justice bus. And I can say to you: you know what? Both major parties were so on the nose this time. You know why so many of us small party senators got elected? Because, as Peter Finch said in the movie 'Network'...'Pauline, I'm fed up, and I'm not going to be take it any more.' And the voters didn't, and they won't next time either."
Seemingly a world away from the showmanship of Senator Hinch is new Labor MP Anne Aly, who won the West Australian seat of Cowan.
She is the first Muslim woman to be elected to the federal parliament.
Born in Egypt, Dr Aly has become known as an internationally recognised expert in counter-terrorism and de-radicalisation.
In her maiden speech she focused on the issues she has dedicated much of her life to, warning they should not be politicised.
"The fight against terrorism is a fight for reason, and we can't afford to let it be hijacked by populism or by party politics. This is not the sort of issue where pointing out the gaps in our policy response should attract accusations of being soft on terrorism, or insinuations of appeasement, or, even worse, supporting terrorism. We have to get this right, Mr Speaker, because the currency here is people's lives."
Dr Aly used her electorate in Perth's northern suburbs as an example of cultural harmony, although she says some politicians have the wrong idea about Cowan.
"According to such people, the electorate that I represent should be a stronghold for the kind of politician represented by the likes of the One Nation party. Instead, Mr Speaker, it voted for me. Instead of division, it voted for a different sort of nation. A tolerant nation. A unified nation."
Anne Aly believes some people on the margins of her and other electorates aren't being served well by the government, despite Australia's economic growth in recent years.
It's something she is pledging to work to change.
"I'm calling for, and dedicating my parliamentary career, to the creation of a national strategy to deliver the benefits to the outer suburbs of every city in Australia. From Lakemba (in Sydney) where I grew up, to Cowan, which I represent, and to every outer suburb in between. That means a plan to provide better services, better schools, better infrastructure, and perhaps most important of all, decent jobs for the people on our city peripheries."
