Anthony Byrne (Holt, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

You raised the point about the Prime Minister using two aircraft. As I recall, that arose out of a tragedy in Yogyakarta. You may wish to make light of that. There was a request, as I understand, due to the loss of life of Australian journalists that there be two aircraft. If you want to dismiss that and dismiss the loss of lives of Australian journalists travelling with the Prime Minister then on your head be it. That is exactly what you have done. On the refitting: we have no knowledge of the refitting of the aircraft. Trying to score cheap political points on the Prime Minister travelling overseas to undertake the business of the country and to represent the country is pretty reprehensible, but I have come to expect that from you.

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