Michael Forshaw (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to speak today in this debate on matters of public interest to make a few comments with regard to Australia’s role in peacekeeping operations, with particular reference to the United Nations. I am pleased to see that there are some colleagues in the chamber at the moment—they were not aware I was about to make this speech but are here nevertheless—who have had a particular personal connection to this issue, whether it be with respect to peacekeeping or the United Nations.