Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I also rise on indulgence. I rise to support the statement of the Prime Minister. It is a dreadful disaster not only for the families, of course, but for everyone who knew the people on board that ill-fated aircraft. Many of them were very well known, including to people in this House. I assure their loved ones, their families and their friends that all of us in this House feel for them in this terrible time.

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