Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

I want to join in acknowledging the sentiment of the Prime Minister's words there. Bob Hawke, of course, was a giant of this parliament, a giant of the Labor Party and a very distinguished prime minister of our country. We should do more in our country to celebrate the contributions of our past leaders on both sides of the chamber. We live in the best country in the world and we should acknowledge what our former leaders contributed. We can exchange to and fro on different issues of the day, but, in the end, the continuity of both the Liberal and Labor parties in this country has served us well into this very time. We acknowledge this very significant occasion and that it carries significance for the Prime Minister, as well as being a true stalwart of the Australian Labor Party.

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