David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

The new Australian Defence Force pay arrangements in no way reflect the value that the government places on ADF personnel and the vital and good work that they do. The pay decision is entirely the product of the economic legacy that has been bequeathed to us by the most profligate and incompetent government in our history. We are desperate to do the right thing in terms of national security—