Penny Wright (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Very recent reports reveal that, while in US custody in Guantanamo Bay, David Hicks was forcibly administered drugs for nontherapeutic purposes—for example, mefloquine, an antimalarial medication, although it is known to cause psychotic side effects and brain damage. How long has the government known about this? Who knew about it and what steps is the government taking to obtain further information about this treatment of an Australian citizen?