Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Again, Senator Faruqi has not looked at what we have done and said. I would invite her to look at the joint statement that the Australian government—through the Minister for Defence, the Deputy Prime Minister, and I—alongside the New Zealand Prime Minister, has released with the 2+2 last week, which also specifically referenced the ICJ. I would refer her to our statement there, which included the expectation that we respect the independence of the ICJ and that we respect the critical role it plays in upholding international law and the rules based order. Both countries articulated—

You don't want to hear the answer, Senator Faruqi? You just want to personally attack me? Is that right?

It's par for the course. Our shared expectation is that Israel will act in accordance with the ICJ's ruling. You may not think that's of significance where two Five Eyes countries say that; I beg to differ. (Time expired)