Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister inform the House why the Indonesian President’s state visit to Australia scheduled for next week has been cancelled at such late notice?

Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I always welcome questions from the member for Curtin, who constantly rings the bells of doom about our relations with China, with Japan, with India, with the United States and now with Indonesia.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

One failure after another.

Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Sturt says, ‘One failure after another.’ I notice, for example, that our relations recently with China have involved contact with multiple members of the senior leadership. There was recently a full day’s visit in New Delhi dealing with our relationship with India, and a range of others. The more the opposition bellow the more we know they are in trouble. The member for Curtin asks about our relationship with Indonesia and the visit by the Indonesian President. As I said to the House yesterday, we welcome his visit. We welcome the opportunity for him to address this parliament, and the arrangements concerning him have been the subject of continuing discussion between the two sides.