House debates

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Questions without Notice

Australian Embassy: Israel

2:01 pm

Photo of Bill ShortenBill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that his government told the media of his Jerusalem embassy announcement before it told the Acting Chief of the Australian Defence Force or, indeed, told a single official from the Department of Foreign Affairs? And can the Prime Minister confirm that the first discussion he had with his Minister for Foreign Affairs about moving the embassy—a major foreign policy decision—was just 48 hours before the announcement?

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