Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Coonan, in her capacity as the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. What action plan has the government got in place to respond to the nuclear test by North Korea, corroborated by seismic analysis in South Korea, that took place at 11.36 this morning, Australian Eastern Standard Time? Has the government, as one of the few in the Western camp that has diplomatic relations with Pyongyang, an action plan to engage to meet this very serious threat to security in our region? Will the government review its plan to increase uranium exports into a world increasingly endangered by the trade in radioactive materials by non-government and government rogue elements, including terrorist organisations like al-Qaeda?