Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Senator Ronaldson. I refer to the minister's decision to cut $800,000 from the Australian War Memorial's Travelling Exhibitions program during the first year of Australia's World War I commemorations. I also refer to the minister's explanation that it was 'unfortunate' if the memorial had commissioned any more exhibitions as the memorial had received an official warning in May. Given the statement by the War Memorial, 'At no stage before 14th August, were we given any indication that the future funding for travelling exhibitions was at risk,' I ask the minister who are we to believe?