Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of a bill to assist the more than 300 Australian victims of overseas terrorism on which the members for Paterson and Newcastle will be speaking tonight? Does the Prime Minister think that it is especially important to acknowledge the civilian casualties of the bipartisan campaign against international terrorism? Will the Prime Minister undertake to make time available for this bill or another bill which achieves a similar result to be debated and voted upon? I ask this question not just for me but also on behalf of Paul Anicich and Tony Purkiss, two survivors of the 2005 Bali bombing, who are in the gallery today and who will be paying close attention to the Prime Minister’s answer.

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