Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I can. The ADF has been providing critically important support to the Western Australian government authorities since 22 March this year. Since then we have supported 10 separate WA requests for assistance. Today 112 ADF personnel are on the ground in Western Australia. At its peak, on 22 April, the ADF had 326 personnel assisting Western Australian authorities with their COVID-19 response. This builds on the support the ADF had provided earlier in March to assist with the cruise ship disembarkation, and that assistance provided included assistance with quarantine compliance checks and a range of logistics support, including cargo transportation.

On 3 August this year we agreed to provide 50 ADF personnel to support WA authorities with hotel quarantine at five hotels. We are working with them on a new request.