Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

President, a point of order on direct relevance. This goes to the very issue and the heart of government accountability here. The minister was asked specifically to define the grounds that were in the national interest—not to go and quote past decisions or former ministers but to explain this government's decisions, how it determined the grounds and how those grounds are in the national interest. She should be drawn to that very specific question asked by Senator McKenzie.