Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, can I thank you for that answer and thank you also to your defence forces who are doing a wonderful job. Their mere presence in these areas is a huge reassurance to people affected. Can I ask you about holidaymakers and staff on the Whitsunday Islands. Minister, you will know, and we can all say today, the Whitsundays is by far the best holiday destination anywhere in the world, and it will be again in a couple of weeks. Minister, what have the defence forces been doing in relation to holidaymakers and staff on the islands?