Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Greens will be supporting this motion, as we wholeheartedly support the mission of the Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded, injured and ill veterans and active service personnel which highlights the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding of and respect for those who serve their country.

I'd also like to put on record and note the concerns of IPAN, the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, and their statement today that they also support the Invictus Games and wholeheartedly support the mission but are very concerned that seven of the world's biggest weapons and arms manufacturers are corporate sponsors of this event. This, they believe, is a cynical attempt to use the games to build a social licence to operate through sponsorship by these companies. (Time expired)

Question agreed to.