Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence - Townsville, QLD
2 September 2026
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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence Australian Parliament
33:58 - 34:41
Speaker 6
I declare open this public hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence for the inquiry into the annual report of the Department of Defence 2024 to 2025. I'd like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to their ancestors and elders past and present and emerging. In accordance with the committee's resolution of the 12th of May 2026, this hearing will be broadcast on the Parliament's website and proof and official transcripts of proceedings will be published in of the inquiry's website on the inquiry's website. I remind members of the media who need of the need to fairly and accurately report the proceedings of the committee. I invite members of the committee to introduce yourselves.
We'll start down the end there with you, Mr. Zappia.
34:41 - 34:45
Speaker 3
Tony Zappia, federal member for Makin in South Australia.
34:45 - 34:48
Speaker 1
Dave Sharma, New South Wales Senator.
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