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

I thank Senator Scarr for his supplementary question. It is indeed exceptional work that those teams are doing. A seven-person AUSMAT arrived in Port Moresby last Saturday on a flight that also delivered the oxygen concentrators that I referred to earlier. It's led by one of their most experienced doctors, Dr Mark Little. The team includes a nurse practitioner, a public health specialist and logistics experts. I acknowledge and thank Dr Little and the AUSMATs who have deployed to Papua New Guinea and the Pacific through the COVID-19 pandemic. The team has strong experience partnering with Papua New Guinea's health officials. They will be in PNG for three weeks, working closely with the ministry of health and the important National Control Centre. The team will identify further priorities for assistance, including additional clinical support to manage the surge and medical equipment that can be deployed within the Papua New Guinea health system.