Politics latest: Greens Senator David Shoebridge labels Richard Marles a sell-out in bizarre rant
David Shoebridge has accused Defence Minister Richard Marles of spending billions of dollars of public money on weapons companies and then looking to take up 'lucrative jobs with them afterwards.'
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Pay up or we’ll all strike: union boss
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