2 weeks Ago By Noel Towell
Melbourne’s highly rated purveyor of Lebanese baked goods, A1 Bakery, has had a decent week, publicity wise. It all started on Tuesday when, as CBD reported, state Labor MP Bronwyn Halfpenny got her A1s and her AI’s ( artificial intelligence ) all in a muddle amid the unfortunate surroundings of a national tech summit in Melbourne. State Labor MP Bronwyn Halfpenny (centre) at A1 Bakery in Fitzroy on Thursday.
Credit: Facebook Day two of the summit began with an opening address by Halfpenny, whose speech repeatedly referred to the sweeping changes “A1” was bringing to society. There were more than a few puzzled faces in the audience. The next day, after being gently teased in these very pages , Halfpenny was copping a hard time in parliament from Liberal MP Evan Mulholland , who name-checked the bakery chain while making political hay of the parliamentary secretary’s misspeak .
“Perhaps the parliamentary secretary for jobs believes A1 Bakery, a fantastic Lebanese bakery chain in my electorate, will underpin our future society and growth,” Mulholland suggested. Halfpenny speaking at the tech summit in Melbourne on Tuesday. Credit: Tech Council of Australia So fair play, we say, to Halfpenny, who lobbed up to A1’s Fitzroy branch on Thursday for a coffee and a quick post to the socials.
“Should have been here on Tuesday when A1 Bakery was on my mind – finally made it today,” wrote the Thomastown MP, who also had the good grace to tag Mulholland in her Facebook post . No doubt Halfpenny is hoping that’s an end to the matter. Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights.
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