Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. His question is, of course, based on reporting today in The Age looking at figures that Labor leaked to The Age from a Parliamentary Budget Office report. However, it is clear, even at face value, that the comparative analysis in the article is absolutely flawed. The ADF pay offer currently before the tribunal applies to military personnel, yet the figures you are referring to are military personnel and civilians.

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