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Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (15:41): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator GALLAGHER: We don't support this motion today.

Obviously, if the Senate supports it, we will work with the committee. But we do believe that the work has been done on the Defence estate audit, which did find that previous governments had deferred hard decisions to make the estate fit for purpose. This government has taken the time to work through the implications for ADF personnel in the community, including in history and heritage.

We are focused on delivering the most significant Defence estate reforms ever to ensure the estate is fit for purpose, and I look forward to working with any senator on it as some of this responsibility falls under my portfolio. Question agreed to.