Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I join the Prime Minister in congratulating the Australian winter Olympics team. The 2026 Milano Cortina games were the most successful winter Olympics ever for our nation, with three golds, two silvers and one bronze, as you've just heard, along with some incredible performances and enormous determination. Amongst those were a number of medallists from the town where I grew up and surrounding towns within the electorate of Eden-Monaro. We've come a long way since that extraordinary performance by Steven Bradbury all those years ago that many of us will remember. What an extraordinary series of performances we've seen at these winter Olympics.

They're amazing athletes, and I congratulate the entire team. Fifty Australians, more than 30 debutants, competed across 11 sports, ably assisted by big support teams, who play an enormously important role. Few Australians have the honour of representing their country at the Olympics, and they are now part of this esteemed pantheon. I wish the winter Paralympics team the very best as they approach their competition in the coming days. On behalf of the federal opposition, I congratulate our 2026 winter Olympics team. Your country is so very proud of you.

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