Senate debates

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Questions without Notice

Middle East

2:20 pm

Photo of Marise PayneMarise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I have already indicated to the senator, and if he were approaching this in a responsible manner he would not expect his country to place their private discussions with our counterparts on the public record in quite this way; but then perhaps Senator Di Natale would, because he has no measure of the basic courtesies and respect that go to those processes. I have indicated before that the government has consistently raised concerns of such a nature with the Israeli government and we continue to do so.

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