John Minihan (Progressive Democrats)

The views of the House today will be brought to her attention.

Senator Ryan also raised the issue of the Minister for Defence. I am glad Senator Ryan grew out of the habit of playing with guns at six years of age. Regarding the press photographs today, the Minister for Defence interacts with the Defence Forces and this will happen if a sharp photographer takes a photograph at a particular angle. I am sure the Minister was handling a weapon in a very safe and controlled environment. I congratulate the photographer. That is as much as we can say about it.