Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Only a party addicted to secrecy, cover-ups and denial would say that it's a bad thing that this parliament is prepared to work with colleagues across the parliament in order to achieve reform and change. We make no apologies for engaging across this parliament. It's just a pity that those opposite are now the observers rather than the participants in this parliament. They chose to be nowhere near any of this. It's no wonder that the member for Bass had this to say:

I'm utterly exasperated by the lack of engagement from my own side to come to the table and engage in a constructive conversation …

The fact is that we—

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