Senate debates

Thursday, 15 February 2018

Questions without Notice

Defence Industry

2:15 pm

Photo of Peter Whish-WilsonPeter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, I imagine that the Defence Export Strategy is a whole-of-government plan to be delivered across many agencies. Does your government plan to enlist the support of Australia's diplomatic service to spruik the sales of weapons into these war zones? Are we going to be losing experienced diplomats and swapping them for taxpayer-funded weapons dealers?

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