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

While I was sitting here listening to that debate, I was actually receiving some messages from counterparts in the region. That is the real work around a conflict that is real, that is costing lives and that is occurring as we speak. I again say to Senator Cash, if the Liberal Party had genuinely wanted a debate on this, they could have spoken to us. It is true that, between Saturday night, when this occurred, and the Senate sitting, we've been occupied by some other matters. I haven't been focused—