Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Patrick for his supplementary question. We expect all members of the IAEA board—and, in fact, members of the international community—to act responsibly and to engage in the accurate dissemination of information, not disinformation or misinformation. That goes to these matters and of course many others, as I have stated repeatedly during the pandemic in particular, and this is no exception.

In relation to the IAEA, we will continue to work transparently and openly with and within the IAEA. We'll engage with the IAEA in a manner that is consistent with the established rules and practices of the IAEA. Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom will not be playing political games which undermine that very architecture. We know that it goes to the heart of the importance of this process, and we intend to work within that constructively, openly and transparently.