Senate debates Documents

West Lorengau Haus; Order for the Production of Documents


James McGrath

James McGrath Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister

12:20 pm

The government does not support this motion. Unilateral disclosure by Australia of information pertaining to regional processing arrangements would undermine Papua New Guinea's confidence in Australia, jeopardising our good working relationship and the policies which operate under Operation Sovereign Borders. Sovereign governments do not expect other governments to unilaterally release information which pertains to important parts of their relationship. The coalition government's strong and consistent border protection policies have saved countless lives. Australia's strong relationship with Papua New Guinea is a critical part of this.

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