John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I can advise the Senate that a C-130 Hercules, which transported a 16-member Australian Federal Police Disaster Victim Identification team, is now in Port Moresby. It is available for additional tasking. The remaining three members of the AFP Disaster Victim Identification team, and four members of the Australian Transport Safety Board, also arrived in Port Moresby by C-17 Globemaster overnight. The recovery of the Australians’ remains will be a priority once the victim identification team is in place. The Caribou aircraft which transported a Papua New Guinea Defence Force infantry contingent to Kokoda Village on 12 August is currently being used to transport people and equipment between Port Moresby and Kokoda Village.