Senate debates

Wednesday, 8 November 2006

Questions without Notice

West Papua

2:39 pm

Photo of Kerry NettleKerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister able to provide any more detail about what impact the treaty will have for Australia, particularly for any government institutions, such as universities, that may be involved in activities with the independence movement in West Papua? Also, given reports that over 100,000 West Papuans have been killed at the hands of Indonesian authorities, what has the Australian government put into this security treaty to ensure that these killings do not continue? Has the Australian government put anything into this security treaty to deal with any human rights abuses that may occur in Indonesia?

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