Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I'm asked through an interjection why that would occur. It occurred because an election was coming up. Those opposite, who were then the government, chose to hide from the Australian people what was occurring. That's very different from what this government's approach has been, which is to be transparent and to acknowledge the issues relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine that supply chains have had.

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