Claire Chandler (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to comments made last week by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King, when she said the actions of Qatari security forces to detain women at Hamad International Airport and undertake invasive body searches was 'a factor' in the government's rejection of Qatar Airways. The government has been in office for more than 15 months. Minister, what actions and on what dates, prior to Minister King making the Qatar Airways decision on 10 July 2023, did you raise with representatives of the Qatar government the Australian government's concerns with respect to the incident at Hamad International Airport and the treatment of Australian women?