House debates Bills

Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Bill 2019; Second Reading

Monday, 24 February 2020 House of Representatives

Julian Hill

Julian Hill Bruce, Australian Labor Party

4:40 pm

I withdraw that one. It is hard to know, isn't it? It is hard to imagine, as the member for Fremantle said, how you think they could make things worse from this review. He's remaining optimistic. Give them a chance—they'll find a way! I've been trying to reflect honestly. I've spent time in the region, in Myanmar and Thailand, looking at some of our aid projects—and in the Solomon Islands. We travel with government members. It's funny, isn't it? They're always there for a free trip. There are no shortage of government members who'll take that free trip and go overseas.

Mr Coulton interjecting

Yes, absolutely. I took the free trip; I declared it. My point to the government minister, whoever you are over there, whichever latest one they've served up—

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