JOURNALIST:
Prime Minister can I just ask how the boys are?
PRIME MINISTER:
Look the boys are in good spirits, they're still obviously recovering from a traumatic experience and it's going to take a long time for them to fully recover and one of them needs some more medical work but they're lucky men and we're grateful that they survived the accident, and I am pleased that I have had the opportunity to call and see them, and tell them how much 20 million Australians are pulling for them.
JOURNALIST:
Did they say much about the accident?
PRIME MINISTER:
No no I didn't talk about that, that's not appropriate, that's something that belongs to the enquiry.
JOURNALIST:
And what happens to them now, do you know what...
PRIME MINISTER:
They'll go back south - they're leaving here today and they'll get the very best of medical treatment. They were very complimentary about the medical treatment on Kanimbla. They said they experienced it; they were on the delivery side of it until this tragic accident, and then after the accident, they received it, and they were very complimentary, so it's a wonderful thing that the rest of the Company can be very proud of the high quality work that the men and women on the Kanimbla are carrying out. Thank you.
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