Senate debates

Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Questions without Notice

Middle East

2:41 pm

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

Here we are with the Australian Greens political party essentially reflecting Scott Morrison's policy that they don't like multilateralism. We are proud multilateralists because we understand that working with other countries—

Excuse me, I'm on my feet. Working with other countries is one of the ways in which we can support international humanitarian law, protect human rights and protect the system that protects us. While we are doing multilateralism, what are the Greens doing? They are using this crisis to seek donations. I was surprised to read that on 7 October, on the second anniversary of the attacks, they sent out an email calling for donations—not for charity but for the Greens political party.

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