Jon Sullivan (Longman, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the importance of the Australian Defence Force Reserves (ADFR) to Australia’s overall defence capability;

(2)

acknowledges that ADFR service requires significant sacrifices to be made on the part of Reservists, their families and their civilian employers;

(3)

values the contributions made by ADFR personnel during deployments with Army, Air Force and Navy colleagues; and

(4)

expresses appreciation to the Army Reserve personnel deployed in the Solomon Islands under Operation ANODE as part of Australia’s contribution to the Pacific Island Forum’s Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands.

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