NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Scant media coverage of Parliamentary Prayer Service*

On October 8, 2013, more than 200 MPs and senators and their staff gathered for the traditional Parliamentary Prayer Service in Canberra to mark the commencement of a new parliament. This year’s service was held at St Christopher’s Catholic Cathedral in the nation’s capital. At the service the new Liberal Prime Minister Mr Tony Abbott read from the Book of Wisdom, while the Labor Opposition leader Mr Bill Shorten read from Proverbs. The church leaders present included the hos…

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