Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel) Share this | Hansard source

They are consistent all right. When they are asked, ‘Did you support this proposal? Do you support our families in getting new homes?’ they have to say ‘no’. In fact, what they have to tell them is: ‘We would vote to not give you a brass razoo. You’re not worth a crumpet. We couldn’t be bothered giving you anything, not even the crumbs off the table, to provide new housing.’

The member for Wentworth has some significant Defence Force assets in his community. He has the Garden Island dockyard and defence precinct, he has HMAS Kuttabul, he has HMAS Watson, he has the Navy fleet headquarters and he has Navy Fleet Base East.

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