Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I refer the minister to the President of the Defence Force Welfare Association, who says, 'It smacks of double standards and the use of power for privilege.' Can the minister confirm that, in contrast to his thousand-dollar dinners, soldiers who travel on official business can only claim up to $47 for dinner, provided there is no flight meal provided?

Honourable senators interjecting—