Foreign Affairs


Foreign Affairs

Question No. Senator Date of Question Subject Date Reply Received Hansard Date of Reply Hansard Page No. of Reply Elapsed Time (days)
5 Bob Brown 28/09/2010 Australian Political Parties for Democracy Program—Application forms for funding LAPSED     1042
8 Bob Brown 28/09/2010 Foreign Affairs—China—Detainment of Australian citizens 29/11/2010 08/02/2011 119 62
24 Humphries 28/09/2010 Administration—Departmental and agency accommodation—Estimation of future requirements 29/11/2010 08/02/2011 124 62
159 Milne 01/10/2010 Forest conversion—Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership—Consultation, assessment and contingency planning 08/12/2010 08/02/2011 139 68
232 Humphries 29/11/2010 Administration—Stationery and publications—Spending 01/09/2011 12/09/2011 5812 276
274 Humphries 29/11/2010 Administration—Departmental credit cards, mobile phones and travel—Spending 01/09/2011 12/09/2011 5815 276
326 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Mining—Uranium—Australian companies in Africa 21/03/2011 23/03/2011 1685 105
327 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Austrade—Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement—Compliance 21/03/2011 23/03/2011 1687 105
328 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Disarmament diplomacy—Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues 15/04/2011 11/05/2011 2369 130
329 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office—Mr Carlson—Departure and replacement 02/02/2011 09/02/2011 406 58
331 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Mining—Australian mining companies operating overseas—Monitoring of compliance with international human rights and environmental standards 21/03/2011 23/03/2011 1687 105
332 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Uranium—Australian - Russian uranium sales treaty—Proposed ratification 21/03/2011 23/03/2011 1689 105
333 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Dalai Lama—Australian visit, 2011 21/03/2011 23/03/2011 1690 105
334 Ludlam 06/12/2010 AusAID—Burma aid program—Needs assessment 10/06/2011 16/06/2011 3177 186
335 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Uranium—Sale of Australian uranium to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty states 13/04/2011 11/05/2011 2370 128
336 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Vietnam—Religious prisoners 21/03/2011 23/03/2011 1691 105
337 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Uranium—Proposed new treaty with China—Sale in bulk (copper) concentrates 13/04/2011 11/05/2011 2371 128
338 Ludlam 06/12/2010 Burma—Nuclear weapons program 01/09/2011 12/09/2011 5816 269
340 Bob Brown 08/12/2010 Indonesian Police Force—Australian Government support—Detachment 88, Detachment 81 and Sandi Yudha LAPSED     971
342 Bob Brown 13/12/2010 Administration—Travel to Israel by the Minister and others in December 2010—Costs 09/06/2011 14/06/2011 2746 178
343 Ludlam 13/12/2010 AusAID—Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative—Funding 29/04/2011 11/05/2011 2372 137
364 Ludlam 17/12/2010 Burma—Alleged nuclear program—Role of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office 01/09/2011 12/09/2011 5817 258
369 Bob Brown 12/01/2011 AusAID—Cambodian railways—Funding 29/04/2011 14/06/2011 2760 107
377 Bob Brown 25/01/2011 Trade—Bilateral investment agreements 24/02/2011 01/03/2011 881 30
542 Johnston 25/03/2011 Changes to foreign investment rules—Consultation—Chinese investment in Australia 10/05/2011 12/05/2011 2557 46
543 Johnston 25/03/2011 Australia Network—Target audience—Effectiveness 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2771 383
544 Johnston 25/03/2011 Social media—Public diplomacy campaigns—Effectiveness 19/10/2011 31/10/2011 7654 208
545 Johnston 25/03/2011 Australian ambassadors/high commissioners—Departmental staff—Foreign language skills 28/09/2011 11/10/2011 7068 187
546 Johnston 25/03/2011 Departmental staff travel—Overseas business class flights—Cost and destination 10/05/2011 12/05/2011 2558 46
547 Johnston 25/03/2011 Overseas delegations to Australia—Departmental sponsorship and cost 28/09/2011 11/10/2011 7069 187
549 Johnston 25/03/2011 Departmental staff—Overseas travel—Costs 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 250 297
550 Johnston 25/03/2011 Departmental staff—Reassigned duties—International emergencies 20/06/2011 21/06/2011 3475 87
551 Johnston 25/03/2011 East Timor Regional Processing Centre—Proposal—Departmental staff 10/05/2011 12/05/2011 2558 46
552 Johnston 25/03/2011 AusAID—Papua New Guinea—Departmental travel costs 26/10/2011 31/10/2011 7656 215
553 Johnston 25/03/2011 AusAID—Departmental staff travel—Overseas business class flights 03/11/2011 03/11/2011 8256 223
554 Johnston 25/03/2011 AusAID—Departmental staff travel—Top 10 countries visited 03/11/2011 03/11/2011 8256 223
555 Johnston 25/03/2011 Foreign aid—Investigation into cases of corruption 25/05/2011 15/06/2011 3008 61
556 Johnston 25/03/2011 Foreign aid—Investigation into cases of corruption—Papua New Guinea 28/09/2011 11/10/2011 7069 187
557 Johnston 25/03/2011 AusAID—Termination of service contracts due to corruption—2005 to 2010 03/11/2011 03/11/2011 8257 223
558 Johnston 25/03/2011 Prime Minister’s reception for United Nations representatives—African Union countries—Details and cost 10/05/2011 12/05/2011 2559 46
559 Johnston 25/03/2011 United Nations Security Council—Australia’s bid for seat—African Union support 10/05/2011 12/05/2011 2560 46
560 Johnston 25/03/2011 Departmental/AusAID briefings—Australian Greens and independents 09/06/2011 15/06/2011 3009 76
564 Ludlam 04/04/2011 AusAID—Burma—Australia’s International Development Assistance Program 2008-09 10/06/2011 16/06/2011 3178 67
616 Siewert 27/04/2011 Departmental staff—Recruitment and employment—People with disability 28/09/2011 11/10/2011 7070 154
681 Bob Brown 08/06/2011 John McCarthy review—Nigel Brennan case 20/01/2012 06/02/2012 251 226
685 Ludlam 14/06/2011 Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights—Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 30/01/2012 07/02/2012 252 230
722 Ludlam 29/06/2011 Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Project—Export Finance and Insurance Corporation 24/10/2011 31/10/2011 7663 117
725 Abetz 04/07/2011 Language used for local websites—International websites 28/09/2011 11/10/2011 7078 86
840 Rhiannon 21/07/2011 Laos—Mekong River—Proposed Xayaburi Dam 15/02/2012 27/02/2012 916 209
892 Rhiannon 25/07/2011 South Sudan—Pledged funding 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 260 175
904 Hanson-Young 08/08/2011 Millennium Development Goals—Funding for family planning activities 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 260 161
927 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australian Passports Act 2005—Debtors—Refused passport renewal 10/11/2011 10/11/2011 8929 85
928 Johnston 17/08/2011 Consulate assistance—Outstanding and written off debt 16/02/2012 27/02/2012 918 183
929 Johnston 17/08/2011 Government revenue—Passport fees—Costs of consular assistance 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2771 238
930 Johnston 17/08/2011 Uninsured Australian travellers—Numbers 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 261 152
931 Johnston 17/08/2011 Uninsured travellers seeking consular assistance—Data retention 23/01/2012 07/02/2012 261 159
932 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Tender and related documents—Brief seeking approval of text 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2771 238
933 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Changes to tender and related documents—Request for changes to text 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2772 238
934 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender and related documents—Approval 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2772 238
935 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Staff briefing 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2773 238
936 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Report and recommendation 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2773 238
937 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Requirements 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2773 238
938 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Staff briefing 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2774 238
939 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Report sighted by departmental Secretary 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2774 238
940 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Briefing on report and recommendation 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2774 238
941 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Cabinet submission 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2775 238
942 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Intention to extend existing contract 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2775 238
943 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Expansion into the Middle East and North Africa 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2775 238
944 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Decision-maker 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2776 238
945 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Expansion into the Middle East and North Africa 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2776 238
946 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Staff briefing 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2777 238
947 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Financial viability impact of Government’s decision 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2777 238
948 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australia Network—Request for tender—Government decision to seek further information 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2777 238
949 Johnston 17/08/2011 Australian consular officials—Mr Jean-Philippe Wispelaere—Contract 07/11/2011 08/11/2011 8626 82
1041 Abetz 29/08/2011 Wizard Projects Pty Ltd—Alarm systems 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 262 140
1049 Abetz 29/08/2011 Administration—Code of Conduct—Investigations into breaches 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 262 140
1102 Rhiannon 08/09/2011 AusAID—Agent Orange responses 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 267 130
1117 Humphries 12/09/2011 Administration—Agencies—Staffing 16/02/2012 27/02/2012 918 157
1164 Abetz 13/09/2011 Staffing—Working at sea—Allowances 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 270 125
1230 Rhiannon 20/09/2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011—Sri Lankan delegation 13/08/2012 14/08/2012 5249 328
1231 Rhiannon 21/09/2011 Global Microcredit Summit—Spain, November 2011—Australian representatives 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2778 203
1244 Johnston 22/09/2011 Administration—Advertising expenditure—2010-11 financial year 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 279 116
1245 Johnston 22/09/2011 Administration—Travel expenditure—2010-11 financial year 16/02/2012 27/02/2012 922 147
1246 Johnston 22/09/2011 Administration—Hospitality and entertainment expenditure—2010-11 financial year 16/02/2012 27/02/2012 923 147
1247 Johnston 22/09/2011 Administration—Miscellaneous expenditure—2010-11 financial year 16/02/2012 27/02/2012 923 147
1248 Johnston 22/09/2011 Asia-Pacific—Curable blindness—Australian assistance 16/12/2011 07/02/2012 280 85
1249 Johnston 22/09/2011 Asia-Pacific—Eye health professionals—Australian assistance 16/12/2011 07/02/2012 280 85
1250 Johnston 22/09/2011 Asia-Pacific—Cataract surgeries 10/11/2011 10/11/2011 8934 49
1251 Johnston 22/09/2011 Asia-Pacific—Avoidable Blindness Initiative—Establishment of eye clinics 03/11/2011 07/11/2011 8448 42
1252 Johnston 22/09/2011 Asia-Pacific—Eye screening of primary school children—Funding 10/11/2011 10/11/2011 8934 49
1264 Bob Brown 28/09/2011 Thailand—Australians arrested—Charges of lese-majeste 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 281 110
1277 Bob Brown 13/10/2011 Japanese Government—Whaling ships—Southern Ocean 16/01/2012 07/02/2012 286 95
1282 Ludlam 21/10/2011 Mr Julian Assange—Wikileaks 25/11/2011 25/11/2011 9742 35
1483 Ludlam 05/12/2011 Mr Julian Assange—Extradition proceedings—Protection of consular and legal rights of Australian citizens overseas 08/02/2012 09/02/2012 734 65
1498 Ronaldson 19/12/2011 Sunland Group Limited—Australian Labor Party—Donations to the Queensland Branch       595
1499 Kroger 20/12/2011 Mr Rudd—United Arab Emirates—Meetings 25/10/2012 29/10/2012 8326 310
1529 Bob Brown 02/02/2012 Uighur asylum seekers—Deportations to China 17/05/2012 18/06/2012 3550 105
1530 Bob Brown 02/02/2012 Japanese whaling ships—Australian Whale Sanctuary—Shonan Maru 2 24/05/2012 18/06/2012 3550 112
1551 Birmingham 15/02/2012 International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative—Grants—Republic of Kiribati 11/04/2012 08/05/2012 2791 56
1554 Birmingham 15/02/2012 Return of Australian protestors—Shonan Maru 2—Expenditure 19/10/2012 29/10/2012 8327 247
1565 Ludlam 27/02/2012 Nuclear power—Uranium—Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office 17/05/2012 18/06/2012 3558 80
1749 Abetz 22/03/2012 Administration and costs—Office locations of departments and agencies 14/05/2012 19/06/2012 3782 53
1808 Rhiannon 18/04/2012 Syria—Use of explosive weapons in Homs—Protection of civilians 07/06/2012 20/06/2012 3996 50
1825 Ludlam 03/05/2012 Burma—Trade and investment—Australian business delegation 07/06/2012 20/06/2012 4009 35
1831 Johnston 09/05/2012 Iran—Australian Government sanctions 22/06/2012 22/06/2012 4288 44
1832 Johnston 09/05/2012 Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations—New York receptions 2011—Catering by MasterChef Australia 24/05/2012 20/06/2012 4012 15
1833 Johnston 09/05/2012 AusAID—Domestic public relations campaigns—Funding to non-government organisations 21/06/2012 22/06/2012 4289 43
1834 Johnston 09/05/2012 Departmental staff and funding allocations—Climate Change and Environment Section—United Nations Security Council Task Force 28/06/2012 28/06/2012 5033 50
1851 Johnston 17/05/2012 Rio+20, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development —Participation Trust Fund—Australian Government funding assistance and contributions 20/06/2012 21/06/2012 4207 34
1852 Johnston 17/05/2012 Burmese elections 2012—Australian Government nominated electoral observers—Visas 24/05/2012 20/06/2012 4015 7
1853 Johnston 17/05/2012 AusAID—Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees—Background checks of staff and officials 02/07/2012 14/08/2012 5299 46
1863 Bob Brown 24/05/2012 Uighur asylum seekers—Deportation to China—Answer to question on notice no. 1529 LAPSED     438
1894 Abetz 22/06/2012 Marriage—Certificates of No Impediment—Number issued to same-sex couples 16/10/2012     116
        Amended answer
        17/10/2012 29/10/2012 8361
1898 Ludlam 25/06/2012 Burma—Trade and investment—Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise 08/02/2013     228
1954 Ludlam 05/07/2012 Burma—Australian Government aid, and support towards a regulatory framework for Burma’s extractive industries sector 08/08/2012 15/08/2012 5482 34
1998 Wright 06/08/2012 Supreme Court of the United States—Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.—Government and financial transparency 19/10/2012 29/10/2012 8366 74
2002 Ludlam 09/08/2012 United Nations—Cocos’ association with Australia—Honouring verbal undertakings 12/02/2013 27/02/2013 1189 187
2019 Ludlam 14/08/2012 Burma—Burma Annual Program Performance Report 2011—Tertiary education scholarships 27/02/2013 Published online   197
2024 Johnston 17/08/2012 AusAID—2012-13 Budget decision to defer foreign aid spending—African Development Bank membership 17/10/2012 05/02/2013 174 61
2025 Johnston 17/08/2012 AusAID—Scholarships to Australian education institutions—Conditions and selection criteria 17/10/2012 29/10/2012 8367 61
2026 Johnston 17/08/2012 AusAID—Donation to the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust—Transparency Charter 17/10/2012 29/10/2012 8372 61
2027 Johnston 17/08/2012 AusAID—Civil Society Engagement Framework—Consultation 17/10/2012 29/10/2012 8372 61
2028 Johnston 17/08/2012 AusAID—Civil Society Engagement Framework—Regulation of civil society organisations 17/10/2012 29/10/2012 8373 61
2124 Birmingham 31/08/2012 Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010—Convention on Cluster Munitions—Government public statements 08/02/2013 27/02/2013 1189 161
2128 Rhiannon 31/08/2012 Foreign aid funding—Palestine—Damage caused to development projects by Israeli attacks 17/10/2012 30/10/2012 8535 47
2133 Rhiannon 04/09/2012 Diplomatic appointment—Australian ambassador to the Holy See—Mr John McCarthy 19/10/2012 30/10/2012 8536 45
2149 Humphries 10/09/2012 Administration—Departmental and agency offices—Office plants 28/02/2013 Published online   171
2182 Humphries 18/09/2012 Administration—2012-13 Budget—Impact of efficiency dividends 28/02/2013 Published online   163
2223 Cash 25/09/2012 Immigration—Malta—Christian Brothers institutions 14/01/2013 05/02/2013 194 111
2231 Ludlam 03/10/2012 Freedom of information papers FOI Reference No: 11/4734—Morocco—Sovereign claims to territory 08/02/2013 27/02/2013 1191 128
2245 Bernardi 03/10/2012 Administration—Financial management and accountability—Data collection 14/01/2013     103
2343 Ryan 09/10/2012 Administration—Financial management and accountability—Licences, registrations, fee for services and permits (and all other permission structures) 08/02/2013 27/02/2013 1194 122
2388 Ludlam 19/10/2012 Burma—Trade and investment—Departmental funding 08/02/2013 27/02/2013 1197 112
2390 Ludlam 19/10/2012 French Polynesia—Self-government 12/11/2012 19/11/2012 9114 24
2412 Abetz 30/10/2012 Administration—Electorate-by-electorate dissections 14/01/2013 06/02/2013 386 76
2467 Bushby 01/11/2012 Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997—Annual Regulatory Plans—Cost burden 08/02/2013 27/02/2013 1206 99
2507 Cash 02/11/2012 Sri Lanka—Maritime regulation—Australian Customs and Border Protection Service 19/12/2012 06/02/2013 429 47
2564 Birmingham 21/11/2012 Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Brazil 2012—Attendance—Minister, Parliamentary Secretary, ministerial and departmental staff 08/02/2013 27/02/2013 1214 79
2656 Rhiannon 12/12/2012 AusAID—Global Microcredit Summit, Spain 2011—Attendance and outcomes 05/02/2013 26/02/2013 1035 55
2657 Rhiannon 12/12/2012 AusAID—Burma—Budget 05/02/2013 26/02/2013 1035 55
2658 Rhiannon 12/12/2012 AusAID—Vietnam—Agent Orange 05/02/2013 26/02/2013 1035 55
2659 Rhiannon 12/12/2012 Refugees—Memorandum of Understanding, Australia and Papua New Guinea—Offshore processing, Manus Island 05/02/2013 26/02/2013 1036 55
2686 Ludlam 04/02/2013 Mining—Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo—Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative 28/02/2013 Published online   24
2701 Abetz 04/02/2013 Administration—Redundancies 26/02/2013 27/02/2013 1239 22
2855 Rhiannon 20/02/2013 Protests—Surveillance—Sri Lankan Embassy and Sri Lankan Consulate 14/03/2013 Published online   22
2880 Payne 13/03/2013 Commonwealth Procurement Rules, Exemption 17—Departmental contracts with Indigenous business 08/04/2013 Published online   26
2943 Abetz 24/04/2013 Media contact—Australian newspaper editors 17/05/2013 Published online   23
2982 Birmingham 16/05/2013 Japan’s whaling program—Legal action—Costs 07/06/2013 Published online   22
3017 Milne 25/06/2013 Malaysia—Baram River Dam—Participation of Australian companies 29/07/2013 Published online   34

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