Senate debates

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Questions without Notice

Australian Defence Force

2:49 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I do acknowledge Senator Lambie's ongoing focus on not only these issues but the issues of the welfare of serving and previously serving personnel. The focus of the government and, I'm advised, the CDF is to implement the Brereton report recommendation. The parameters of those recommendations were obviously a matter for the Brereton report. As I said, the Deputy Prime Minister has stated that the government does not believe there is cause to extend the parameters of the recommendations.

We are committed to implementing the report to the fullest extent possible. We understand this is a difficult issue, but one that the DPM has made clear in our commitment to engaging with— (Time expired)

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