Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, why won't Mr Albanese or the government be transparent with the Australian people about the Prime Minister's handling of this matter, his failure to confirm whether or not he personally stood up for Australia's interests and confirm whether or not he did so? Mr Albanese was happy to list a number of topics he discussed with President Xi. Why won't he be upfront about whether or not he raised this one? Is it simply because he did not raise it?