Raff Ciccone (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying last night, I send my best wishes to the Collingwood Football Club as they make their way to the 2019 AFL grand final. Senator Van has just left the chamber. I am sure he would join me in wishing the Magpies all the very best.

I'd like to highlight a few findings of the Intergenerational review of Australian sport 2017. That review found that over 90 per cent of Australian adults have an interest in sport, with 8.4 million adults and three million children participating in sport each year. It also found that, in any 12-month period, nearly eight million Australians will attend a live sport event. Our love for friendly competition has naturally led Australia to having an exceptional track record of success in high-performance sport. There is no doubting that we have a long tradition of punching above our weight at the elite international level. On that note, let me put on the record my congratulations to the Australian cricket team, who defeated the English in the fourth test at Old Trafford over the weekend.