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

And I apologise, Mr Speaker. What has characterised the shadow minister in his time in the shadow defence portfolio has been his absolute determination to leave it. Over the last nine months, you wouldn't so much say that the shadow minister has been in defence, rather he's been on the attack, and his target is sitting right there. What we've had is absolute—

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