Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

responding to the Harper review. It will depend on important reforms to this place, including the reforms to the Senate voting system, which Labor used to support but now apparently opposes. All of these reforms are vitally important.

But underpinning all of that is security and stability in our region. That is the absolute, necessary element for our future prosperity. And that is why our investment in the defence plan, set out in the defence white paper, underpins the security of Australia and—

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