David Feeney (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Firstly, Senator Ronaldson, you will recall that some hours ago I read to the Senate a communication from the RSL, which essentially said—and we now rely on my recollection—that they opposed schedule 2, but if it passed the Senate they were not opposed to the EM. With respect to the concerns of the RSL, and indeed the Vietnam Veterans Federation and others, we continue to maintain that their fears are unfounded and that in fact these improvements to the legislation will work to the benefit of all stakeholders, including ESOs.