Submission to the Australian War Memorial

Australians are having an unnecessary expansion of the national war memorial foisted on them without a proper national debate. Submissions are not adequate for this task. Instead, the Australian War Memorial Act should be properly debated, including in the Parliament, as occurred before the 1980 Act came into force. Please have a formal debate on the record so that ordinary Australians as well as veterans and their families have the opportunity to have their voices heard. Although I appreciate that unfortunately, the War memorial also has modern wars and engagements to consider, it needs to be a place recognising and honouring those who died in service of Australia rather than a showcase for weapons.