Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I welcome very much the question from the shadow minister for foreign affairs, although we do wonder how much longer the Leader of the Opposition will have confidence in the shadow minister for foreign affairs given his statement the other day about the good old member for Kooyong. He said:

… it's nice to have someone in the parliamentary party who understands foreign affairs at last.

Now, Julie, that is a ringing vote of endorsement if ever I heard one—and, Josh: just remain calm.

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