QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator DAVID POCOCK (Australian Capital Territory—Independent ACT Whip) (14:33): Thank you, Minister, for that. I've heard from veterans who talk about the guilt that they felt coming back to Australia while their Afghan colleagues and friends were left behind. One man, unnamed for his safety, served beside our soldiers in Uruzgan.

His case sat untouched for six years, until a Taliban bomb left him fighting for his life. He almost died waiting for that decision. Will the government commit today to bringing every certified locally engaged employee home?