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

I thank the senator for the question and I agree with her that we were shocked. I think I made some comments yesterday about how shocking it was to have that kind of vile hatred, that antisemitism, expressed in the way that it was. We've seen universal condemnation, including across the political spectrum.

Also, I note today that the relevant trade union, the Nursing and Midwifery Federation, have engaged in a public rally in support of the appropriate values that health care should have at its heart. I think I answered that aspect of the question yesterday. I made reference to the fact that any reduction to or taking away of a licence in a state would be reflected in terms of the national regulator. I read to you the advice that I have received, which is that there is a national scheme for regulating the safety and quality of health practitioners, including nurses, and the relevant authority is NSW Health—