Senate debates

Monday, 30 November 2020

Questions without Notice

Cormann, Mr Mathias

2:46 pm

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charter flights and supported commercial arrangements that our government has put in place; they also bring the most small-minded 'Little Australia' attitude to our candidacy for the OECD. Having come out in support of the candidacy initially, they now seem to want us to run a campaign in a half-baked way intending to somehow lose. Having decided to field a candidate for this position, Australia intends to campaign to win. That's what's important—to actually make sure that, having put Australia out there to win, we get on and do so. We are supporting this candidacy. We are doing so because it will help Australia in the long term to influence the result— (Time expired)

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