Russell Trood (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Faulkner. Is the minister aware of reports that last Sunday the cruise ship Oceania Nautica, with 50 Australians aboard, came under direct threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden? In view of the evident threat to Australian lives, what steps is the government taking to protect Australians travelling in a vital shipping lane, one that has become the world’s most dangerous stretch of ocean?