Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence Industry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

With the first of the month almost upon us, and the last sitting week of the year here, I want to take this opportunity to wish all my constituents and all my colleagues in this place a merry Christmas. You'll get my Christmas card in the mail soon, so look out for that. It's being delivered to the people of Petrie in the next week or so. It reads as follows: 'It's the most wonderful time of the year. During this Christmas and holiday season, let's take time to reflect on the many blessings we have been given, including our relationships with others. As the shadow minister for defence personnel, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the Australian Defence Force for their service and I wish them a very merry Christmas and holiday season. I pray for peace, health and prosperity over you and your loved ones, and I look forward to continuing to serve you as your federal MP throughout 2023.'

I take the opportunity to thank everyone in this Chamber: all the government members and opposition members. Merry Christmas to you all. To all the staff who work here at Australian Parliament House, you do an absolutely wonderful job and we really appreciate it. I hope you all have a great Christmas.