Senate debates
Thursday, 9 November 2006
West Papua
9:56 am
Kerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
I move:
- That the Senate—
- (a)
- notes that:
- (i)
- the security treaty, Framework Agreement for Security Cooperation, between Australia and Indonesia has been agreed to by the two governments,
- (ii)
- a recent poll found 77 per cent of Australians supported self-determination for West Papua,
- (iii)
- the treaty will commit Australia to opposing West Papuan self-determination, and
- (iv)
- the treaty also envisages increased defence cooperation with the Indonesian security forces; and
- (b)
- calls on the Government not to sign the treaty and instead express support for West Papua’s right to self-determination.
Question put.
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