Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

() (): I support the motion moved by Senator Richard Di Natale because I support the fundamental value of our democratic institutions to make decisions that affect us all. Our alliances are important, because they keep us safe. The ANZUS alliance is important to us, because it has kept us safe for years. Like any alliance, it underpins the way we operate in the national security space. Our alliances also lend to the international community consistency and predictability. When our alliances stop keeping us safe and start putting us in harm's way then it is appropriate for us to at least debate that. It is the responsibility of the parliament to look after our troops because, by the time they have come home, the government of the day might be a thing of the past. We, on all sides, need to own the responsibility to properly care for our veterans. The only way to do that— (Time expired)