Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Reconciliation and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

In question time the foreign minister asserted that previously I had had no problems debating nuclear issues notwithstanding my opposition but that today I had ruled out a debate. Mr Speaker, the ABC Radio National transcript reads:

PETER GARRETT: And by the way, I’ve got no problem with having a full debate, but the question we have got to ask ourselves is whether, in Australia, we need to go down that path or not.

There are no short memories here, Mr Speaker.

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