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

It is the Australian government's view that there must be consequences for malicious behaviour in cyberspace. Public attribution is but one tool to uncover the culpable state, removing that anonymity under which it hides to protect its malicious cyberconduct. We assess each incident, we calibrate our response accordingly, and our responses may include publicly or privately calling out unacceptable behaviour, but they can also include other measures. We'll ensure that our responses are proportionate and compliant with domestic and international law as well as with the norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace. We believe that the rules based order must apply equally online as it does offline. As a responsible state committed to this principle, we must do our part to hold states accountable when they breach the agreed framework of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace.