George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Polley, you asked me about what happened in Lima and whether anything went wrong in Lima, and I am telling you that Australia's representation at Lima by the Prime Minister was enormously successful. Now, particularly in view of some of the observations that have come from the President-Elect of the United States of America, of course it was important that Australia's voice be heard in that forum to reaffirm our commitment to free trade and the greater integration of the economies of our region. And you may seek to make light of it, Senator Polley, but for the Prime Minister of Australia to have the opportunity for long meetings with, for example, President Xi of China and Prime Minister Abe of Japan, was extremely helpful and extremely beneficial to Australia.