Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel) Share this | Hansard source

Firstly, you would be aware that the independents have a capacity to make a bid as part of the agreement initially made with them and this is something that happened here. The Inverell payment was an appropriate one and was in partnership with them.

I point out that we are going to do an avenue of honour in North Queensland, which will be opened in late June by the Prime Minister, which is another important commemorative event. I am very pleased we are doing it. I do not see any disconnect between what we do there and what we have done elsewhere. There are other places where we have provided grants over and above the Saluting Their Service grants or other grants that are available because there are processes to deal with them.

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