Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Secondly, the member for Ballarat claimed that I had been inaccurate in explaining the current law as it relates to the formal declaration of national memorials on national land controlled by the Commonwealth in the ACT. This is also false, and she should check the factual nature of my statements. Finally, the member for Ballarat said that I accused the POWs of simply being after the money to maintain the memorial. Again, this is completely untrue and offensive. I have never attributed such a motive to the remarkable and highly respected ex-POWs and she should show more care in her self-serving remarks.

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