Steve Gibbons (Bendigo, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yesterday at a doorstop interview and then later in the House last night, the member for Paterson cast disparaging remarks on my attitude to a program of a potential light armoured mobility vehicle project at Thales in Australia. Let me assure the member that I have been very vocal, supported by the Minister for Defence and the member for Charlton. On 18 December I issued a media release on that very issue, which I am happy to table. It was published in the Bendigo Advertiser on 19 December. Again, I am happy to table that along with an editorial on the same matter. I also issued a media release on the 11th of this month about that particular issue, also published in the Bendigo Advertiser. It is the member for Paterson who is the Johnny-come-lately on this particular issue.

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