Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can I again congratulate you on your elevation to high office. I note that the newly elected Deputy Speaker is in the chamber and I also congratulate her. As defence minister I ask members of the House, over the break, to spare a thought for our Australian Defence Force personnel serving overseas. In particular, I ask members of the House and the Australian community to spare a thought for the families and loved ones of those fatalities and causalities that we have seen from Afghanistan.

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