Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

It has been a wonderful 24 hours for Australian sport. A few hours ago, Jason Day broke a PGA record on the way to his first major. Yesterday, in a thrilling contest in Sydney, before a packed house of more than 16,000 fans, our Aussie Diamonds defeated the Silver Ferns to win their third consecutive Netball World Cup. Today, I salute the tactical smarts of coach Lisa Alexander, the inspirational leadership of captain Laura Geitz, the incredible accuracy of Caitlin Bassett and the courage of defender Julie Corletto, who in her last game for the Diamonds played through injury and pain to finish with a moon boot on her foot, icepacks on both knees and a third World Cup medal in her pocket.

Australia is a netball nation. At all levels and all ages, more than 1.2 million Australians play and tens of thousands more umpire, coach, wash the team bibs each week and, in my case, cheer from the sidelines. This triumph will inspire a new generation of Australian netballers. On behalf of all Australians, I congratulate the Diamonds. (Time expired)

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