Graham Edwards (Cowan, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary (Defence and Veterans' Affairs)) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Defence. I refer to the minister’s previous statements regarding the deployment of Australian troops. In February, the minister said our troops were going to the Oruzgan province in the south of France when they were in fact going to Afghanistan. Yesterday, the minister said they were going to the Syrian border when they were in fact going to the Saudi border. If the minister cannot competently inform the Australian people where our troops are being deployed, why should we have any confidence in his administration of this key portfolio?

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