Senate debates

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Bills

Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020, Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; In Committee

7:13 pm

Photo of Janet RiceJanet Rice (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Can I get some clarification. You are saying that the states and territories and local governments and universities—and all the people affected—are going to have information to assist them to understand Australia's foreign policy objectives but you are not willing to actually commit to issuing guidelines as to what those foreign policy objectives are. That's the fundamental thing—that people can have some certainty as to what the foreign policy objectives are so that they can determine whether their arrangements are going to be at risk.

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