Senator WONG (South Australia—Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (12:17): by leave—I move : That the Senate— (a) notes that 22 June 2017 is the 40th anniversary of the service of inauguration of the Uniting Church in Australia; (b) observes this day when members of the Congregational Union of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia entered into union in 1977; (c) congratulates the Uniting Church on attaining this significant milestone; (d) recognises the contribution of the Uniting Church, its agencies and its members have made to Australian society since its founding; (e) acknowledges that the Uniting Church has chosen togetherness in faith to be of utmost importance, with members committed to living as one diverse community, despite often differing views; and (f) expresses its hope that the Uniting Church continues to experience renewal in faith and its mission of unity as it celebrates 40 years as a uniquely Australian church. Question agreed to.