Teresa Gambaro (Italian: [teˈreːza ˈɡambaro]; born 29 November 1958) is an Australian former politician.
[3] Gambaro retained her seat of Brisbane following the 2013 Australian federal election, increasing her majority to 4.5%.
[4] Gambaro made news in January 2012 by suggesting that immigrants are not integrating into Australian culture well enough.
She stated she believes that telling them to "wear deodorant" and learning to "wait in a queue" is "teaching what are norms in Australia".
[5][6] In August 2013 Gambaro announced her support for same-sex marriage, despite party policy being against it, and said she had pressed Abbott for a conscience vote on the issue.