Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

No matter where they are, no matter in what role they are serving, I know that Australian Defence Force personnel will take part in Remembrance Day services on bases and at public shrines and memorials around Australia, as well as around the world.

We have more than 2,000 Australian Defence Force personnel serving on operations around the world who will also pause at that moment. They're deployed to operational theatres where they will be involved in commemorations either conducted by Australian contingents or, indeed, as part of coalition forces. They are immensely powerful experiences as coalition forces come together to join in acknowledgement of the Armistice and now of Remembrance Day. Our personnel are serving Australia's national interests around the world, whether it is across the sea, the land or the air domains. I know that all those in our chamber join me in acknowledging the men and women of the ADF on this day and thanking them for their service.