Andrew Wallace (Speaker) | Hansard source

On behalf of this House, I welcome the President of the Senate and honourable senators as guests to this sitting of the House of Representatives. We're gathering in this manner in order to hear an address via video link from His Excellency Mr Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine. Welcome, Mr President.

His Excellency Mr Volodymyr Zelensk yy having been announced and a video link having been made—

On behalf of the Parliament of Australia, I'm proud to be able to extend a very warm welcome to you from the House of Representatives chamber as you join us from Ukraine. Now I invite the honourable Prime Minister of Australia and then the honourable Leader of the Opposition to make some welcoming remarks.

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