Senate debates

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Questions without Notice

Australian Embassy: Israel

2:00 pm

Photo of Claire MooreClaire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. In a story in this morning's The Australian entitled 'Morrison risks Jakarta's ire on Israel', it's revealed that the government is understood to have fast-tracked the decision to change longstanding bipartisan foreign policy, including the location of Australia's embassy in Israel. When was the decision made to announce that Australia was considering moving its embassy to Israel? Was it a decision of cabinet? If not, who made the decision?

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