Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Over the past 25 years, we have invaded Iraq twice, we have been in Afghanistan for over a decade, we have gone back to Iraq and now we are about to bomb Syria. There are a range of other countries involved in Syria, countries like the UK, France and Canada, who have allowed a full, frank and open debate around their engagement in that conflict. Why is it that our Prime Minister will not allow the same debate in the Australian parliament before committing our troops to another war?