Alan Griffin (Bruce, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Sorry. The opposition, Mr Speaker, expanded it to cover service pensioners, but they still left out couples and war widows. So even when they have had a policy—and it is one of the few areas they have had a policy in since they have been in opposition—the circumstances were that they excluded massive elements of the veteran community. So where is your policy now? Are you supporting an income support targeted approach as implemented by this government? You are, because you have passed the legislation, but are you going further than that? Are you prepared to go further? I do not think you are.

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