Orange-based Minister for Veterans' Affairs Andrew Gee secures $96m to clear veteran claims backlog after threatening resignation

Kate Bowyer
Updated March 26 2022 - 1:36pm, first published 10:57am
EMOTIONALLY INVESTED: Minister for Veterans' Affairs Andrew Gee on Saturday threatened to resign from the Morrison-Government Cabinet.
EMOTIONALLY INVESTED: Minister for Veterans' Affairs Andrew Gee on Saturday threatened to resign from the Morrison-Government Cabinet.

MEMBER for Calare Andrew Gee has secured $96 million in funding to clear a backlog of over 60,000 Australian Defence Force veterans claims after a dramatic Saturday morning in his Kite Street Office.

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Kate Bowyer

Kate Bowyer

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Kate Bowyer is a senior reporter at the Central Western Daily.

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