Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

In reference to the honourable member’s question, if he were to stand as I did, and other members have, with our forces serving in that environment and the dangers that they face, then the response—and the right response—to those brave soldiers is to say, ‘We are going home to Christmas, to be with our families, and you are going to be here.’ That is exactly what I said and the honourable member knows that. I would suggest that the honourable member seeking to ‘render’ my remarks in the way in which he has done reflects on him in a particular way.

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