Hansard
Tuesday, 23rd November 2021
Personal Explanation
Statements
Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Leader of the Opposition) (15:33): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to give a personal explanation.
The SPEAKER: Does the Leader of the Opposition claim to have been misrepresented?
Mr ALBANESE: Yes, I do, most grievously.
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition has the call.
Mr ALBANESE: Today, during question time, the Minister for Defence said that I did not support the AUKUS arrangement with the UK and the US. This is not true. Australia has a long relationship with the United Kingdom, which has enjoyed bipartisan support since federation. The alliance with the United States originated from John Curtin in 1942, when Australia turned to Labor in our hour of greatest need to defend our nation, and has been supported by Labor ever since.
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