Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Carr for at least acknowledging the question. Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I ask the minister, when he gets an answer for me, to also check this. When the Prime Minister spoke to the Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, by telephone last week, did he raise Australia’s concerns over the slowdown in demand for Australia’s key raw materials and services exports to China? What was the Chinese Premier’s response?