"Those who fight to defend our country deserve to be honoured in life and in death. Unfortunately, many of our returned servicemen and women of the 20th Century lie in unmarked graves, never receiving the proper commemoration they deserve.

Organisations like the volunteer Australian Remembrance Army do an incredible job identifying and restoring the graves of our fallen through federal financial assistance, but Labor have recently reduced the amount of assistance available.

Yesterday I called on the government to reinstate and supercharge the federal assistance available, so every Australian who served can be honoured in the way they deserve."

Henry Pike MP. February 2025. Parliament House, Canberra.