Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

That is the great thing about the truth: it hurts, doesn't it. Six years of indecision, and six years of nothing. Well, veterans do not have to wait six years, six months, or even six days, because we will get this done in this House in the coming days. It was interesting to see in the last few days of last year's election the former government capitulate and put in a half-hearted attempt. Not an attempt to help veterans out, but an attempt to try to help Mike Kelly out in his seat of Eden-Monaro. Well, that didn't go so well, because the veterans saw through a half-hearted, 11th hour response. We will index military pensions. We will stand up for those who are serving. We will do it properly and we will do it now.

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