Senate censures Defence Minister David Johnston as PM says he has his 'full confidence'

By Dan Harrison, David Wroe
Updated November 26 2014 - 10:18pm, first published 6:45pm
Prime Minister Tony Abbott in question time on Wednesday: "(Senator Johnston) said the wrong thing in the heat of the debate in the Senate." Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott in question time on Wednesday: "(Senator Johnston) said the wrong thing in the heat of the debate in the Senate." Photo: Andrew Meares
Defence Minister David Johnston in the Senate on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Defence Minister David Johnston in the Senate on Wednesday. Photo: Andrew Meares
Labor senator Penny Wong during the censure motion in the Senate. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor senator Penny Wong during the censure motion in the Senate. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The Senate has taken the unusual step of censuring Defence Minister David Johnston over his extraordinary remark that he would not trust the government's shipbuilder ASC to "build a canoe".

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