The former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe spoke to Australian parliament in 2014, eight years to the day before he was shot and killed while giving a speech in Nara, Japan. The government, led by Tony Abbott, and opposition, led by Bill Shorten, listened  as Abe spoke of strengthening ties between Australia and Japan. ‘We will now join up in a scrum, just like in rugby, to nurture our regional and world order and to safeguard peace’, Abe said. ‘Today is a day that we bring life to our new special relationship, to make its birthday today. I should have brought a huge cake to share a piece every one of you’, Abe said to laughter.

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