We're delighted he's been convicted, |
We're doing everything we can to help them, and so we should. As a next-door neighbour and a country we've got resources, we've got expertise and it's important we do what we can. |
We're going to provide A$10 million (US$7.7 million) and the bulk of that money, if not all of it, will go to the American Red Cross, |
We're not prepared to destroy the Fijian economy, ... I know some people say we should, but I think that would be grossly irresponsible. |
We're not sure whether in the early stages the ship will be able to tie up at the wharf there because of concern about an unexploded rocket that is embedded in some of the passenger accommodation of the ship, |
We're very heartened by the focus that they're placing on the Asia Pacific region, that really is a very good thing for Australia, |
We've been surprised by how few calls we've had to our consular operations branch in DFAT, the Foreign Affairs Department, because we thought there may be more Australians affected in New Orleans than turned out to be the case, |
We've looked at other issues, the impact of other agreements we might have with Singapore, extradition agreements and so on, but there's really no basis in our view that we can find to take any further legal action, |
We've started a process of talking with some of the members of the Security Council ... I think it's best to describe the response as cautious, |
Well, it's a - I don't want to disappoint you, but it's a time worn tradition of Australian Governments over many years not to get into any discussion about that aspect of intelligence matters. |
Well, this was a UN regime, not an Australian government regime. |
What it (the threat) does is, it reminds us we have to be absolutely determined in the face of the threats of terrorists to make sure we don't give in to those threats, |
Whether it would be a terrorist attack directed at foreigners or whether it would be directed very specifically at Indonesian targets, we don't have any information on that either, |
While Malaysians will tell you what they think, and they are frank about it, the other Southeast Asians tend to be a little cautious of what they say, |
Without going into the details of this there has been a substantial effort made by the Indonesians to stop another boat coming to Australia in the last day or so. That boat hasn't come, |