Christopher Back (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you. It is the case, under our system here in Australia, long established, that it is the role of the executive.

I want to make this point: a point related to the safety and security of our personnel—our Australian Defence Force and their support personnel—in war zones. Information that becomes available and must be kept confidential may well, if allowed to be more widely canvassed, explored and debated, have the capacity to put our own personnel at risk.