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

First, in relation to foreign interference, we have a very robust system against foreign interference in Australia—I would just make that point. That would not necessarily be required to be regulated through funding arrangements and so forth. We have an overarching system which guards against foreign interference in this country.

In relation to the second issue, as Justice Charlesworth indicated, regarding the sorts of suggestions which you have put forward—the sorts of propositions—I would trust the legal system in Australia to make sure that any evidence that was fabricated—