David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

They were from France, with a team of approximately eight people, if I remember correctly; from Japan, with a team of approximately five people; and New Zealand I think had about 10 or 12 people in the party. Of course, that is a very sizeable amount of what this relates to. Whilst some of our close allies were in the country for this important event, we took the opportunity to hold meetings and to discuss issues that are of mutual benefit.

I can assure the Senate that all travel that I have undertaken also has been entirely within entitlement, and I have never, in response to the article that was published, accepted an international flight upgrade as minister. All of the entitlements, the dinners, all of the things that I have done as hosting foreign dignitaries, have been entirely proper and appropriate, and I am very proud of the material we presented to our foreign visitors.