Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I have been in this portfolio and in the shadow trade portfolio previously, and I have seen, on both sides of politics, bipartisan support for the US alliance and a contribution from both sides of politics to ensuring that it continues to be deep and strong and modern, and that Australians continue to gain the benefit of that relationship with our principal strategic partner. But, on a range of fronts this week, what we have seen is the opposition seeking to play partisan politics with the US alliance, which I think demonstrates, yet again, that under the wrecking ball that is Mr Dutton they are prepared recklessly to politicise anything, recklessly to fight about anything, regardless of whether or not it's good for the country. They're not fit for government.