Senate debates Documents

Australian Ambassador to the United States of America; Order for the Production of Documents


Fatima Payman

Fatima Payman WA, Australia's Voice

4:45 pm

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 20 March 2026, copies of all ministerial submissions, records of conversation, letters, briefing notes, meeting agendas, file notes, meeting invitations, meeting notes, meeting minutes, emails and instant/electronic messages between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and/or her office, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and former Ambassador to the United States of America, the Honourable Dr Kevin Rudd AC, and/or his office in relation to Dr Rudd's early departure from the ambassadorship and the circumstances surrounding said early departure.

Question agreed to.

Anthony Chisholm

Anthony Chisholm Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development

by leave—I ask that the government's opposition to that motion be recorded.