Senator JOHNSTON (Western Australia—Minister for Defence) (14:07): I have explained why the pay situation for service personnel is as it is. We are endeavouring to clean up the mess, and the tenor of your question indicates the length, breadth and depth of the mess that we have had to clean up. That question is an absolute insult to our intelligence.
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