Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Technology and Personnel) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am simply looking at what the last Minister for Defence said; we are onto our third in six years. He said it was the highest priority. To understand what the minister says when it comes to 'highest priority', a history lesson is also worthwhile.

Let me conclude with another paragraph out of the last speech I gave on this bill—which was to provide interim measures—two years ago. I said:

That is what I said two years ago. I went on:

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