House debates
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Questions without Notice
Australian Embassy: Israel
2:01 pm
Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that his government told the media of his Jerusalem embassy announcement before it told the Acting Chief of the Australian Defence Force or, indeed, told a single official from the Department of Foreign Affairs? And can the Prime Minister confirm that the first discussion he had with his Minister for Foreign Affairs about moving the embassy—a major foreign policy decision—was just 48 hours before the announcement?
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