Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Mr President. Again, this is a matter for the government of Papua New Guinea. You went, Senator McKim, to a friendly nation, a country with which we have very deep connections, and they denied you entry to a facility that is in their control, so it is an issue for them. I've got to say, reading a little about your conduct, I'm a little ashamed that somebody in this chamber went to a friend's country, a neighbour's country, and acted in the way that you did, Senator McKim. That is something for your conscience, but, again, it's not something that this government or anybody else, I would hope, in this chamber would support. (Time expired)