Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Can I just again reinforce for Senator Sterle—and I will say it really slowly: this is a pause in indexation. Senator Sterle would know, if he bothered to look at it, that this is a pause in indexation payment. Go and have a look at it.

I want to talk specifically in the time left to me in relation to the $10 million which is going into the dedicated case coordination unit. We are absolutely determined to ensure that we put in place, Senator Sterle, some early intervention measures, which are going to address the complex needs of contemporary veterans. That is why $10 million extra has gone into this case coordination, so we can start to meet the needs of these— (Time expired)