Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

As we are all aware, the Western Australia government is fighting not only a COVID-19 outbreak in Western Australia but also these fires. Yesterday, defence accepted a request for additional assistance to the WA government's COVID-19 response. This support is in addition to the 1,500 ADF personnel still deployed across the country supporting COVID-19 actions in all states and territories. This includes 150 who are currently working in Western Australia, so 50 additional staff will be based in Perth supporting the Western Australian police to conduct vehicle checkpoints in Perth, Peel and the South West region. Vehicle checkpoints are police led, with ADF providing marshalling and initial assessment of vehicles. This takes the total number of ADF members on task in Western Australia to 200, which includes 93 personnel who are still supporting quarantine compliance measures in seven hotels—