Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Can I associate the opposition with the comments of the Minister for Defence. September 11 did change the world in which we live. It particularly changed it for the Australian Defence Force and heralded a period of service of our military men and women around the world, particularly in Afghanistan. It is right that we should be acknowledging and commemorating that service here today for people like the member for Canning, the member for Eden-Monaro and the member for Solomon. Their service and all the service of Australia's Defence Force, men and women, need to be commemorated in this place.

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