Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

That's a pity! I thank Senator Paterson for his question. Obviously, I've just come back from the UN General Assembly, so I haven't been in Australia for the events to which he refers. I think Senator Watt is probably more across what has occurred while I've been away, and I think he was asked questions yesterday about this. This is an occasion where it does appear, if I may say so, that the lack of action by the previous government has come home to roost. When you look at, for example, the privacy commissioner's comments—