While Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott were locked in “furious agreement” about Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan, independent MP Andrew Wilkie and Greens MP Adam Bandt provided — gasp! — a different opinion, calling for the withdrawal of Australian troops. Here is Bandt’s speech.
Adam Bandt’s speech on Afghanistan
While Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott were locked in “furious agreement” about Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan, independent MP Andrew Wilkie and Greens MP Adam Bandt provided — gasp! — a different opinion, calling for the withdrawal of Australian troops. Here is Bandt’s speech.
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Heartening! Is that the wind of change I can feel?
Hmmm…It’s a good beginning.
I only watched part of this – the part I watched was very impressive. I note that it seems that in both this speech and the Wilkie speech as shown on TV the chamber appeared to be very sparsely populated. It may just be a matter of camera angles or something, but if I am right, the failure to attend and listen to the discussion belies any claim for principle on the part of either party. I suspect some members were watching the speech on the tv in their offices, but in my view that was not really appropriate.
I look forward to reading about this eloquent speech in the Oz. “Won’t somebody save us from the lunatic Green fringe and their insane frothing!”
You did well son, you did well.