Kevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

The reality is that Labor has a complete fantasy in relation to defence. For six long years, they sat on this side of the House as the government of Australia and did absolutely nothing! Absolutely nothing!

And on top of that, what does the Leader of the Opposition now propose? The Leader of the Opposition proposes a tender which, on the advice of Defence, would take four to five years. So what they are saying—what the Labor Party is saying—is that they will risk the security and the defence of this country—

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