Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today during question time, the Prime Minister asserted that I had said: 'The last thing Australia should ever have is a Japanese submarine.'

Madam Speaker, I said no such thing. Labor supports the highly skilled submarine workforce in Adelaide at the Australian Submarine Corporation.

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