QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:25): I again say to you that those countries that have been part of that statement have flagged an intention to move on those specific issues in the future, just as Australia has flagged our intention to move on further targeted sanctions and other measures in the future.

I would also make the point that we certainly do not want to see Palestinian jobs and livelihoods affected. We do not want to see Australians being penalised for buying Palestinian goods. We certainly will continue to work closely with the United Kingdom and Canada to see how they resolve those unintended consequences, but we are taking action now.