Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel) Share this | Hansard source

I would like one. If you care to put it in, it would be great. I am obviously pleased to contribute to this debate. I will not be referring to the interests of my portfolio in this budget address. I want to talk about impacts upon my electorate. This budget, despite the protestations of some, is a nation-building budget. It is a budget that we have waited for for a long time. It is a budget which clearly heralds a new strategic approach to investment by the Australian government so as to harness our future opportunities and deal with future challenges.

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