Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

What we have from those opposite, which is to yell out shrilly whenever anyone goes overseas, is so compatible with the fact that when they were in government all they did was yell at the world! It's a complete lack of understanding about what we need to do as a nation in terms of improving our economy and our national security. That is why the Prime Minister is in San Francisco right now; we make no apologies for that. He is there representing Australians.

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