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

We engage appropriately with counterparts and officials from countries, including the United States. We provide appropriate diplomatic readouts of those conversations. They do not include everything and, Senator, they wouldn't have included everything under you.

But I again make this point. There is no secret that the President of the United States stated publicly his view on beef. We know that. But, as we said very clearly, the biosecurity process in Australia is independent, and it will not be compromised and it has not been. I would make this point in relation to beef producers. We have ensured, through access to other markets, that there are more opportunities available to beef producers. (Time expired)