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

I didn't ask you about Veterans' Affairs cards, because we already know about Veterans' Affairs, that their payments can be two or three years and they have to go on a disability support pension from Centrelink to cover that in the meantime. So, to me, there will be some of them who will be stuck on this card while they are fighting the Department of Veterans' Affairs, and sometimes that can take five or six years. They are veterans waiting for their claims to get through. I can tell you now there are some of these who are not going to be able to avoid this. Do you intend to do anything about this? I'm quite sure this has just been brought to your attention, but that is the truth of the matter. They have been serving their country. These claims are taking so long, the support they're getting is from Centrelink—they're getting disability support pensions. Are they going to be put on the card or are you going to give them an exemption? How are you going to exempt them?