Moving words offered at MH17 memorial

MH17 MEMORIAL COMMENTS:

"There will be a time to judge the guilty but today we honour the dead and we grieve with the living." - Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

"We who have not been bereaved must reach out to those who have and show, by our love, that love has not abandoned them. You have not been abandoned and you never will be." - Mr Abbott.

"To those of our fellow Australians who remain in the depths of their loss, we cannot ease the burden you bear, but today and always we will honour your loved ones and we will be with you to help you carry on." - Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.

"May the beautiful souls of flight MH17 be taken by a flight of angels to rest in eternal peace." - Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

"Regardless of origin or creed, we stand in solidarity with those who are suffering unimaginable loss." - Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne Denis Hart.