Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Shoebridge for his first supplementary question. I totally reject the proposition that we're not telling the truth. Unlike the former government, we have been as absolutely open as we can about the way forward on our defence and security issues. Only last week, the Prime Minister sat with the American President and the English Prime Minister to explain to the world—and, of course, subsequent to that to our neighbours in this region—exactly what it is—