Currently Scott Morrison has sole power to send Australia to war. Nationals’ Andrew Gee wants to keep it that way.
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel told Michael West Media: “The convention adopted on both sides of the aisle is that the government of the day makes decisions in relation to Australian military activity through the Prime Minister and Cabinet processes. I am comfortable with that and there are no plans to change it.”
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Staff writers who have worked on one or more of our special investigative projects include Zacharias Zsumer (War Powers), Stephanie Tran, Tasha May and Luke Stacey.
