Rex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, would you agree that, if Australia is to boycott the Beijing games, that decision should be taken now without delay so that Australia's Winter Olympic athletes will know where they stand and that appropriate financial support can be provided to the AOC and the Olympic Winter Institute? Will you commit to full support for our athletes, who should not be asked to compete at an event that will promote a communist government engaged in genocide?