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

I'm aware of that protest. I discussed it with members of the community with whom I met last week, and I support their right to protest and I understand their calls. I do understand their calls. As I said to members of the community and as I've said previously to them, if I were in their position—I perfectly understand why they're calling for it. The person who holds this office has to make a range of decisions and go through a range of processes and make a judgement in Australia's best interests—I presume the same judgement as the coalition government made when Iran was elected to the Commission on the Status of Women, and no protest was lodged by the former government.