Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is directed to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. In so doing, I express on behalf of all Labor senators our distress and regret at the tragic crash of the Black Hawk helicopter on the HMAS Kanimbla yesterday. We extend our deepest sympathies to those involved, all other members of the Australian Defence Force and, of course, the families of the deceased soldier and the SAS trooper still missing. Can the minister inform the Senate of the latest developments, the welfare of the injured troops and the progress in the search for the missing trooper?