Jason Falinski (Mackellar, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This weekend we face our most serious test as a nation, for, in Tokyo, we face our oldest foe—and I speak not of the cane toad but of the English rugby football team! Now of course, the English gave us cane toads, rabbits, lantana and our head of state—and I wonder who she'll be supporting this weekend. But they have done everything they possibly can to try and steal this game from us. They've hired not one but two Australian coaches, and it's fair to say that we don't want to win this game by the referees finally noticing their illegal scrummaging techniques. We are going to win because we bring to this game more vitality and more energy, and you can't buy passion—and that's what we have.

So this weekend I encourage all members to wake up early, especially if you're from Perth, and look at the Wallabies, get behind Michael Cheika and Michael Hooper and get them to bring home the cup, back to Australia where it belongs.

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

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