Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I have a further supplementary question. I ask the minister for a third time: do you stand by your answer to Tony Jones when he asked you: 'So just to complete the answer, does the ANZUS alliance commit Australia or not if the United States is in a conflict in our region?' and you said, unambiguously, 'I don't believe it does.' Are you correct or is the Minister for Foreign Affairs correct when she says, 'At the heart of the treaty is a commitment to come to one another's aid in the worst of times'? Who should the Australian public believe? (Time expired)