“It was a stunning, if not slightly angry backdrop for the solemn, sombre start to the day.
“As MPs gathered on Parliament House’s terracotta forecourt in a final attempt to save the lives of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the eastern sky burnt yellow, red and orange.
“Regular foes Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten, Julie Bishop and Tanya Plibersek, stood side by side and shared candlelight as they pleaded for a common cause – mercy.
“Emotions ran high and the speeches were heartfelt. The father of the house, Philip Ruddock, and the veteran Labor MP Chris Hayes, recently revived the parliamentary friendship group for MPs against the death penalty.”
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