Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I endorse and support the remarks and sentiments of my colleagues and also offer my sympathies to those affected by the bushfire crisis and tragedy in Victoria. I cannot begin to imagine what it has been like for the people and communities involved and I fully support the government’s offer of widespread assistance. To the families who have lost loved ones, I want to express my deepest sympathies. To the people who have lost homes and belongings, I just want to say that all of us here are committed to helping you rebuild your homes and your lives. And to the firefighters and all the emergency services personnel, who risk their lives in order to protect the lives of others, I simply say thank you: you are the best of us and the debt our nation owes you is immeasurable. I support the motion.