Brendan Nelson (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, on indulgence, I join the Prime Minister in strongly endorsing his remarks about World Youth Day and the visit of the cross and icon here to Australia. This is an extraordinarily important event for all Australians, whether Catholics or Christians, because it is a celebration of faith and of the fragile yet powerful belief in hope. It is also a recommitment by all of us to young people, not only young Australians but all those young people throughout the world who are very much our future.

Obviously I join with the Prime Minister on behalf of this side of the House in celebrating this major event and providing and committing all of the support that we can to His Eminence Cardinal George Pell and those Catholics who will come from all parts of the world.

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