Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to associate the opposition with the Prime Minister's remarks on the Winter Olympics. Team Australia is turning up with skill and grit. We have 53 athletes across 10 sports—33 women and 20 men—30 of whom are making their debut. We are proud of our flagbearers, Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham, and we are cheering on Scotty James in the half-pipe and Tess Coady and Mela Stalker in the women's big air final, with our youngest Olympian, 16-year-old Indra Brown, representing the next generation. Like Australians everywhere, we saw both the courage and the danger of this sport when Lindsey Vonn returned at 41, carrying injury into a comeback, before a heartbreaking fall early in the downhill. We wish her a full recovery. To every Australian athlete and coach and all the support staff, the nation is with you. Go well.

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