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

Welcome. My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Senator Wong. Last week it was revealed in the Saturday Paper that the Department of Veterans' Affairs has routinely transferred the very private and personal medical data of Australian veterans to the University of South Australia. This data was transferred without the knowledge of or consent from any of the veterans whose information was released. None of this data has been de-identified. This realisation has come as a huge shock to the veteran community, as you can imagine. While they are unsurprised that the department has breached their trust in this way, they are very concerned at the lack of transparency regarding the transfer of this data. What exactly is being held by the University of South Australia, and what is it being used for?