Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I am pleased that the government, and, indeed, the Labor Party have not denied leave. This is a complex foreign policy matter, but it happens to be one that they both agree with. Finally, we are seeing the government and the ALP finally condemning the Cambodian's approach to their national elections in a month. Let's remember what's going on in Cambodia right now. The opposition has effectively been banned. We've got MPs in prison or exiled. Media organisations have been shut down. There is no free speech in Cambodia. The Australian government should be calling this election what it is, a sham. We should declare now that it's not a free, fair or credible result and that it won't be recognised. I have to say it is extremely disappointing that the Turnbull government has been kowtowing to Hun Sen until now. I do hope that this is a sign that there will be a stronger stance towards this appalling anti-democratic regime. (Time expired)

Question agreed to.