Alexander Downer (Mayo, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

certainly the advice we had from Brigadier Slater, who—if I may be so bold as to suggest—I think is an even better adviser than the member for Griffith on these matters. Perhaps that is excessively bold, but that is my view. We have substantially reduced the numbers, and we will continue to take the advice of Brigadier Slater and others.

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