John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

One of the adjectives that Senator Trood used in relation to my answers, I think was fair—‘wonderful’. I accept that. I do not accept ‘elliptical’. In relation to Georgia, of course the government will take into account recent and ongoing events in Georgia. We will take into account Australia’s bilateral relationship with Russia. I would commend to Senator Trood and the Senate the strong statements that the Minister for Foreign Affairs has made and the strong statements that the Prime Minister has made in relation to the Australian government’s concerns about the actions of the Russian government in relation to Georgia.