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

In relation to that last point, Senator Lambie, you would be aware—because you follow this so closely—that a number of ministers have taken action in relation to those allegations and have undertaken appropriate process in relation to the Brereton report. In relation to the trade issue, it is the case that one of the issues that we would like to progress is obviously a free trade agreement with the European Union. I think that's been a bipartisan position. Obviously, that hasn't yet been achieved. I would say to you that trade negotiations are not generally undertaken by heads of mission, by ambassadors; they are led by DFAT trade negotiators, who do a very fine job.