Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Conroy. As this week is the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, resulting in the deaths of almost 5,000 coalition troops and over 100,000 civilians, and billions of dollars misspent on reconstruction projects, will the government follow the lead of like-minded democracies such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands by establishing an independent inquiry into Australia's involvement in this illegal war, in particular the honesty and accountability around the stated reasons for and the decision to participate in the war?