Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

The relationship between Australia and the United States should be above partisan politics. Parties in this country—whether they are parties of government in this country, whether they have been in government or in opposition—have come to this place wanting whoever is in government to succeed in our relationship with the United States. That's certainly the spirit that we brought to bear when we were in opposition. But right now, those opposite are desperately hoping that the nation fails in its relationship with the United States. And that is a disgrace! The fact of the matter is that those opposite should grow up and return to the place which has been occupied by the Liberal Party in the past—to support the alliance with the United States and do so in a bipartisan way.

See this speech in context