David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

A senior Indonesian official says the country's sea lanes should not be used by Australian nuclear propelled submarines because 'AUKUS was created for fighting.' Similar concerns have been expressed by Malaysia. Given the negative response from our regional neighbours to the AUKUS submarine deal, can you now acknowledge that it marks the official demotion of Australian diplomacy and the bypassing of Senator Wong's office for an international posture driven by defence hawks and the US and UK arms industries?