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

on indulgence—I join with you, Mr Speaker, in welcoming Gerry Brownlee to the Australian parliament, from the New Zealand parliament. Gerry, if I can be so bold as to call him that, is an old mate of mine. We served as transport ministers together and worked together very closely across the ditch, as Australia and New Zealand always do and as I did last week with Prime Minister Luxon at ASEAN and APEC.

We wish you well. We look forward to continuing engagement with our Kiwi brothers and sisters. I thank New Zealand's parliament, as well, for the very warm welcome that I received during the leaders meeting, which we had in Queenstown just a couple of months ago. We wish you well.

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