Senator JOHNSTON (Western Australia) (14:54): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, Senator Evans. I refer the minister to comments made by the then Minister for Defence, Senator Faulkner, on 26 August 2009, when he announced that a priority for the government was to establish a new federal court, the Military Court of Australia, under chapter III of the Australian Constitution. Why has the government let this important matter sit on the backburner since Minister Smith unfortunately assumed the role as Minister for Defence?
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