Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): I have regrettably learned that it is not wise to accept assertions from members of your party when you seek to characterise statements made by members of the government. In my experience, those characterisations are rarely accurate. However, I'll confirm the advice I provided to the chamber in my response to your primary question. We, on every occasion, consider our national interest, and we do frequently make the point that, when it comes to the relationships that we are pursuing with other governments in our national interest, from time to time, responsible political organisations might also wish to consider the national interest before seeking to weaponise relationships that we seek to establish with others. (Time expired.)