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

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. I press the matter, Minister, and I ask: will you now admit that little, if any, progress has now been made on the white paper? Will the minister also admit that this long and dangerous delay is another reflection of the Rudd government’s hopelessly confused foreign policy priorities and a reflection of its abject contempt for protecting Australia’s national interests?