Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the minister for appearing today.
Last week, Lieutenant-Colonel Eleanor Taylor, a highly respected officer, resigned from the forces. She pointed to a seething undercurrent of rage among the women serving. She's one example. This is happening to so many women.
Minister, as the defence minister do you feel any responsibility for the conditions that created this undercurrent, whereby women have no option but to give up their years of service and the commitment they've made to their country? They have no option but to give that all up, resign and go to the media to report these undercurrents.