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

When Senator Bernardi raised those issues of concern, the government—and other senators, I may say—has of course made appropriate investigations. I acknowledge that some of those have needed to be addressed. Some have come to nothing. I am not for a moment claiming that the system in which we operate internationally, the rules based international order which we work within, will always solve and address every problem. The world would be a very different place if it could. But the contribution that Australia makes, as a supporter of the rules based international order, as a contribution to security and stability in our own region and elsewhere, is a very important one. We have been a leader in this context for decades and decades. We raise concerns when we have them. We engage in robust discussions and debates with those who run— (Time expired)