Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

There is nothing like seeing the Leader of the Liberal Party in theatrical high dudgeon. It is worthy of an Academy Award. If the honourable member and the member for Curtin had bothered to check their facts, they would have noted that these matters were addressed by the Minister for Defence in a statement to parliament earlier today. I refer to the Minister for Defence’s statement to the House, which says:

… I wish to advise that during the past four months the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and I have received a number of emails and phone calls from members of the Defence Force and the public expressing concern about this matter.

That is what he said this morning—

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