Brian Burston (NSW, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Senator Cormann. In recent years, the Department of Veterans' Affairs has failed to cloak itself in glory. It has been embroiled in a series of matters but has failed to deliver what most would consider a satisfactory outcome. In the area of recognition of service in 2000, we had the Moore review of veterans' entitlements, which was not well received by the government of the day, most likely because it found in favour of the veterans. In 2003, the Clarke review was tabled and accepted, most likely because it seemed to contradict most of the Moore review's findings and would have saved the government a lot of money. On 17 October 2017, the Prime Minister stated, 'My government always do the right thing by veterans,' yet, year after year, the veteran community is treated with disdain by the department. Last year, suicides in the veteran community exceeded 80. Minister, where has the government promoted the National Audit Office's upcoming performance audit on the efficiency of veterans service delivery by the Department of Veterans' Affairs?