Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Despite what Senator Griff has just put on the record, the government remains committed to operating in line with its longstanding view that motions that cannot be debated or amended should not deal with complex foreign policy matters. We believe this is such. The government remains concerned about human rights in several countries, including important issues of freedom of speech, freedom of religious expression, the treatment of ethnic minorities and the rights of women and children. Australia raised concerns with China during the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council. We continue to urge China and certain other nations to introduce meaningful human rights reforms.