David Shoebridge defended the Greens' foreign-military disclosure amendment after the Senate vote
Australian Greens senator for New South Wales
“Of course Labor and the Coalition also opposed our transparency measure.”
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Original post
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Shoebridge's post after the Senate considered the amendment. He said One Nation senators left the chamber when it was put.
Original post
About this source
Shoebridge's reply in the same thread. He said Labor and the Coalition opposed the amendment.
Before the quotation
Shoebridge introduced the amendment in an earlier Senate debate. Nick McKim moved its text on September 10.
After the quotation
The Age reported that Coalition and One Nation senators left the chamber before the vote. The report did not identify which senators left or why.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Australia require incoming travelers to disclose recent foreign military membership?
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Why this label?
Shoebridge described the proposed questions as a transparency measure and criticized other parties for not supporting them.
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