Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

The people who came back, having gone there to fight—did you oppose any of that?

Then why didn't you apply? He says that's why the legislation was put in place. If that's the case, why were fighters still returning under the Morrison government? Senator Paterson might say they weren't, but I can tell you that fighters returned under the Morrison government as well. In fact, one of the fighters who returned under the Morrison government—

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