Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have been deployed in Afghanistan since 2001,

(ii)

the Minister for Defence (Senator Faulkner) recently announced a further increase in the number of Australian troops in that country, and

(iii)

there is speculation that the deployment of ADF personnel in Afghanistan may be extended for a further 5 years; and

(b)

calls on the Government to debate the options for Australian troops in Afghanistan, including their return to Australia.