Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

What I said in reply to the Leader of the Opposition’s question about resourcing is what I meant and I pointed to the resourcing that the government has provided the War Memorial. I say to the Leader of the Opposition that there are not two sides to this debate. Every person in this House would want to see the War Memorial properly resourced. That is why we are making a proper assessment of its needs. And the best way of making a proper assessment of its needs is to have the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation work with the War Memorial representatives, including its council and Peter Cosgrove, in order to assess its needs for the future.

In terms of the Leader of the Opposition’s general call and general desire to see proper funding for the Australian War Memorial, we are in complete agreement. Because of my desire to see proper funding for the War Memorial, I asked my two ministers to deal with the question and we will get the details of the review very soon and therefore deal with funding questions properly.

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