Matt Keogh (Burt, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

As I was trying to point out—given the clear interest in this issue from those opposite—the previous government did not fund any specific locations for new hubs. We were very clear in the commitment that we took forward at the election, which we have a mandate to deliver on, about the locations of the 10 hubs that we would be moving forward with, which included two hubs that the previous government had discussed but not delivered on. We were always clear about that. There was no great secret unveiled last night.

What we have been clear about, we have now gone to market. After the delivery of the fantastic budget by the Treasurer only a few weeks ago, we are now going to communities and consulting with them, calling for their feedback and input so that they can engage with us about what they would like to see in the hubs in their communities and how they would like to see that support for veterans and families to meet their needs, because the needs of veterans in community are different from place to place. We recognise that and we want to engage with those communities so we can make sure that they get the services that they deserve.

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