Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | Hansard source

This is, as I said, an Australia-Indonesia agreement on a framework for security cooperation. That is a great achievement on the part of this government. We will continue to urge the Indonesian government to investigate allegations of human rights abuses and to ensure that the human rights of all Indonesians are respected. We understand that the Indonesian authorities, including the National Human Rights Commission, are investigating recent violent incidents and Australian embassy officials continue to raise these allegations with relevant authorities as they arise. We also strongly support the development of Papua as a stable and prosperous part of the Republic of Indonesia and that is best done through the full and effective implementation of special autonomy and respect for human rights. We as a government do not support separatism; we respect Indonesia’s territorial integrity, including their sovereignty over Papua.