House debates Questions without Notice: Additional Answers
New Colombo Plan
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
3:15 pm
Madam Speaker, I wish to add to an answer, if I may.
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
I wish to add to an answer given by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a question about the New Colombo Plan—an excellent initiative; one that all Australians should be proud of. Madam Speaker, I have some new facts that I am sure the House would like to be appraised of. At the ASEAN-Australia Summit meeting in Nay Pyi Taw recently—
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
I refer you to page 177 of the Practice; resume your seat.
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister
almost every single ASEAN nation explicitly mentioned the New Colombo Plan and thanked Australia for putting it into place.