Kevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Last Saturday night I was delighted to join Dr Gurdip Aurora and members of the Australia India Society to celebrate Indian Republic Day and Australia Day—both of which fall on the same date. In my remarks I was able to recall the famous words of Pandit Nehru, who said of India:

The future beckons us. Whither do we go and what be our endeavour? To bring freedom and opportunity to the common man, to the peasants and workers of India; to fight and end poverty and ignorance and disease; to build up a prosperous, democratic and progressive nation, and to create social, economic and political institutions which will ensure justice and fullness of life to every man and woman.

They are great aspirations, great sentiments, that both India and Australia enjoy.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statements has concluded.