Clementine Shorten, 14, joined her father’s media rounds before Bill Shorten delivers his final speech to Parliament on Thursday afternoon.
Outgoing Labor minister Bill Shorten was not alone in spinning for the government in his media rounds on Thursday morning.
“I’ve been in politics since I was born. I haven’t missed an event, at campaign trails since before I was one, but maybe if I did go into politics, I’d make a minister for children,” she said onThis November sitting fortnight will be Shorten’s last. The NDIS ministerafter 17 years in Parliament to take up a $1 million vice-chancellor position at the University of Canberra in February.
“None of us who serve in the parliament of Australia get there by ourselves, so a lot of thank yous,” he said.
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