Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

What an astonishing week in politics it's been. First off, we have a Deputy Prime Minister whose legitimacy is currently completely under a cloud. This House has had to refer the case of the Deputy Prime Minister to the High Court to see if he legitimately can sit in this House. We've had the foreign minister creating her own diplomatic incident this week—

Ms Price interjecting—

I'm coming back to health, don't you worry, Member for Durack. I have health firmly in my sights. But these are desperate times for a desperate government. Remember that look of desperation on Malcolm Turnbull's face on election night when he nearly lost?

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