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

Before I respond, I will just correct something I said in answer to your primary question, Senator McKim. The conversation to which I referred was a conversation between the Prime Minister and President Widodo. I think I said it was between the foreign minister and President Widodo.

Senator McKim, I have outlined what the Australian government's response is to this humanitarian crisis. As I said, it is an aspect of the broader assistance of over $50 million that Australia has provided since 2012 for the Rohingya and other affected communities. That has been a generous response. It is a response in which Australia has been one of the leading regional participants, and that is the response that the government proposes to make.