Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

Leaked messages reveal that, after being told of Prime Minister Morrison's intention to overturn longstanding bipartisan foreign policy, the Indonesian foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, asked Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne: 'Is it really necessary to do this on Tuesday?' Why was the Prime Minister in such a rush that he made the announcement on Tuesday despite the pleas from Indonesia, which was at the time hosting the Palestinian foreign minister? (Time expired)