Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister, Senator McKenzie. In an article in this morning's Australian entitled 'Farmers fear trade backlash if embassy is moved to Jerusalem', it is revealed that the agricultural lobby has sounded the alarm over Prime Minister Morrison's overhaul of Australia's longstanding and bipartisan foreign policy. Was the Deputy Prime Minister, the Leader of the Nationals, consulted before Prime Minister Morrison made the decision, and, if so, did the Deputy Prime Minister raise any risks about the impact of the decision on Australian farmers?