Luke Gosling (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I would just like to thank the member for Menzies for supporting that great initiative.

I was fortunate yesterday and today to have a good chat with Senator John McCain. As this House would be aware, in Darwin we have a great relationship with the US Marines there, being almost 2,000. Also, back in World War II, Australian and American sailors, soldiers and airmen fought side by side when Darwin was bombed.

Senator McCain also likes rugby, so he was happy to hear that we are organising in the near future a rugby game between the US Marines and Darwin's own 1st Brigade. We are going to have marching bands, anthems, hotdogs, popcorn, cheerleaders, fireworks—

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