George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

The search and rescue mission is being undertaken on the Andaman Sea. The assistance that Australia is providing is financial assistance in the form of the $10.7 million package I described to you. The Indonesian authorities and the Malaysian authorities are dealing with the search and rescue aspects of this tragedy, but, of course, Australia is engaged with the issue. We are keeping the matter under review with an alert eye to further opportunities to be of assistance.