to her first child, daughter Charlotte Louise, Marshall attended the first sitting of parliament following the 2002 election. When official proceedings commenced whilst she was still breastfeeding her newborn, the Speaker of the House ejected Charlotte (and therefore her mother) from the chamber as "only MPs and certain parliamentary staff are allowed in the House during sitting times". The controversy that followed was headline news and led to widespread debate in the community regarding the merits of women breastfeeding in public or at workplaces. Marshall was re-elected for the seat of Forest Hill in the 2006 state election. She lost her seat in 2010, with local residents citing her choice to live in Richmond rather than the electorate and media reportage of avoiding interviews as key reasons. A statement issued by her office on election day stated "Kirstie will not be doing any interviews today or tonight. She will not be having any (photo) shots done during the day or at her function tonight." Honours Marshall received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2003. She was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2010. References External links 1969 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Australian female freestyle skiers Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia) Politicians from Melbourne Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Australian sportsperson-politicians Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Skiers from Melbourne Olympic freestyle skiers of Australia Freestyle skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly People from Black Rock, Victoria People educated at Firbank Girls' Grammar School