Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

We are, indeed, working with the international community in response to North Korea's actions, and the Attorney-General indicated a number of those actions. We strongly support efforts to forge regional and multilateral solutions to enhance security across the Indo-Pacific and to address what is a reckless and illegal threat from North Korea. We are working with the United States to counter the ballistic missile threat, including in the development of new technologies. Indeed, in 2014, Australia and the United States established a bilateral working group to examine options for potential Australian contributions to integrated air and missile defence in the region.

As I have said, we also work closely with our alliance partner the United States and other like-minded countries on diplomatic means to address North Korea's behaviour. Australia also supports international efforts to prevent the proliferation of technology that supports the development of ballistic missiles and other weapon delivery systems. We continue to work with our partners—Japan, the Republic of Korea and, of course, China and the United States—to uphold global peace and stability. (Time expired)