Defence Minister Richard Marles says the nation’s top military leaders breathed a sigh of relief when he overturned his predecessor Peter Dutton’s controversial ban on LGBT morning teas and other inclusive events. | Matthew Knott
Defence Minister Richard Marles says the nation’s top military leaders breathed a sigh of relief when he overturned his predecessor Peter Dutton’s controversial ban on LGBT morning teas and other inclusive events.
Defence Minister Richard Marles says he decided to overturn the ban on inclusive events in his first week in the job.In an all-staff memo on Tuesday, Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty and Defence Chief General Angus Campbell confirmed Marles had ordered the previous directive be scrapped, allowing Defence staff to hold events recognising “Wear it Purple” and “R U OK” days.
Asked about the response from Defence leadership to the reversal, Marles said: “It was absolutely welcomed. To me, it felt like there was a sigh of relief that we were back to a place of sense.”
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