In the high court. Welcome. People asked the Prime Minister if you would be campaigning strongly. Before i go to my question, on indulgence, i just wondered. Members on my right have already i note the high courts decision moments ago in relation to the Prime Ministers survey on Marriage Equality. Will the Prime Minister work with the community to show active support for Marriage Equality and now accept my invitation to write a joint letter to every australian to support voting yes in the survey . The leader of the house will speak. Members on my right. The Prime Minister the leader of the opposition must be relieved that the promise they gave to the australian christian lobby is now being delivered. He went there to the a strong in christian lobby members of the i assumed that was his heartfelt conviction. Or was he simply telling people what they wanted to hear . Mr. Speaker, i fear it might have been the case that he was just being his old disingenuous self. Telling people what they wanted to hear. Now, here he is, having done everything he could to stop australians from having their say. Much to his disappointment now, every australian will have their say. I encourage every australian to vote and have their say, mr. Speaker, in this house and many other places, i will be voting yes and encouraging others to vote yes. I encourage every australian to have their say. Because unlike the leader of the opposition, i respect every australians view on this matter. I thoroughly reject the way in which he has vilified and demonized people who have a different view. This is a great example where everyone can have a say. Every australian can, as a commonwealth of australia, it is invite this important social change. Consider it and make a decision. [crosstalk] withdraw that remark. Withdraw from the chamber. You better be careful what you say. You know the rules very well. The Prime Minister will resume his answer. He has concluded his answer. Onthere has also been focus the crisis. The government has been asked if they would consider putting in more money to the crisis. Thank you present. My question is to the senate representing the Prime Minister. The humanitarian disaster currently unfolding in myanmar and the ongoing persecution of the people in myanmar. The most recent figures as im sure you will agree shows almost 300,000 people have fled in the last 10 days. That is 30,000 crossed the border into bangladesh. The funding up to 5 million announced on the weekend is it to the entirety of the strike in government response to this crisis . The attorney general representing the Prime Minister, i think you are wrong. The Prime Minister has already expressed on behalf of the a strong and people his concern about the humanitarian issues of the people. The foreign minister as well on the strahan set up government response including a commitment of up to five my dollars to address immediate needs. The governor has spoken directly and called for restraint. We have also spoken erect leave with our regional partners. The Prime Minister, the foreign minister i should say, spoke with the president. Will continue to closely gauge with indonesia and others. We, like everyone in our region, are very focused on this crisis. What a strong yet like other regional partners needs to focus on immediate issues. The focus must be on meeting the urgent needs of food and shelter. Nd supporting agencies i strahan recognizes the heavy burden placed on bangladesh and we have committed up to 5 million for Immediate Response to the crisis. That fund will bring assistance effectivea and other affected communities. Expand to other agencies, including u. N. Agencies. Thank you. Supplementary questions . Yes. Thank you, present. Response todate from the historian government but could you explain please what steps the historian government intends to take to resettle or attempt to resettle the rohingya and people they displaced . A greater capacity to assist the rohingya in people than other countries in the world. Before i respond i would like to direct something i said in answer. The conversation i referred to was a conversation between the Prime Minister and president. I think i said the president. I have outlined the response to this humanitarian crisis. It is an aspect of the broader assistance of a story has divided since 2012 since i said n affectedhingya i communities. That has been a generous response. That is the response the government intends to make. Thank you. Thank you. I refer you to a letter written with the Prime Minister over the weekend calling for assistance of 20,000 refugees. Over and above our current humanitarian intake. Could you advise whether the government will consider this request in good faith . Noting the urgency of the situation. The urgency of the situation demands urgent response. Governor is not presently minded to receive calls for increases in the humanitarian intake. We do operate a most generous humanitarian refugee program. The continuing battle. Australia is playing a part in trying to rid the middle east of problems. Can the minister update the senate on the programs of the campaign to iraq and syria . Mr. President , after what has been an extended. Of terrorist activity in iraq, the Iraqi Security forces have won some victories and now liberated 90 of the territory. The momentum has continued to increase. At the end of august, the Iraqi Security forces liberated the strategic city. The liberation of some cities do not mean they are defeated. They retain other strongholds that need to be liberated. These include towns in the river valley on the border with syria. More than 60 of their selfproclaimed capital has been liberated. But they continue to use illegal tactics to slow their defeat. As we saw, by preventing civilians to leave. Tacticsntinued to use to slow their inevitable defeat. As we saw in mosul, they are preventing civilians from leaving and they are using them as human shields. In raqqa, they recently used a childrens hospital. Stabilization efforts are ongoing and will take some time. Institutions in services are necessary so they can rebuild their lives. This has been a particular high minister defense. The Coalition Continues and will continue to support iraq and Security Forces so they can continue to try to defeat daesh. Can the minister advised the senate on how the Defense Forces contributing to the campaign to defeat daesh. I wanted knowledge the people of the adf they continue to make a significant contributions. Are the 26 and a half thousand iraqi Army Trainees who graduated at the task group, continues and following a change to our activity there. Special Operations Group continues to work to support the Iraqi Counterterrorism service. Currentlyovide hornets continue to provide precision airstrike. Floateders have millions of kilograms of fuel to refueling programs and we continue to provide what is muzzle to management and and iraq. Thank you. Senator mckenzie. Thank you. Can you advise the senate white is important for the International Coalition to source . At its it is vital for Global Security and stability that we defeat daesh anorak and sarah and it is a narrative for its success or of its success. The narrative has been used as a key social Media Recruitment tool to attract foreign fighters from around the world and we know that has included estrella. It has also used that narrative to radicalize people in other countries to act against their citizen. We have seen him most recently in spain, finland, and the United Kingdom as examples. We know daesh fighters are strengthen. Recognizing this threat and the challenges we face, the power of this arrangement has for example thank you. Your time for answering the question has expired. North korea has continued Testing Nuclear weapons. Not just of course threatening north korea and japan but of course also within a strong is region. Governors today asked exactly about what is happening to escalate these various elements the world is trying to stand against north korea in terms of sanctions. Government and part of International Efforts is stepping up. The minister of foreign affairs. Thank you mr. Speaker and i these questions. We strongly support the Un Security Council resolution that was passed unanimously by all 15 members of the Security Council imposing further sanctions on afterkorea just nine days north korea had conducted its six illegal and most powerful nuclear test. Last thursday, spoke at length with u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson about the contents of the supposed resolution. We noted that while north korea is isolated diplomatically, it is not selfsufficient economically. Relation to in energy. Secretary tillerson and i agreed that everincreasing economic pressure on north korea is in essential pillar of the collective International Strategy to compel north korea to return to the negotiating table and to abandon its illegal missile and nuclear programs. We noted the special responsibility of the permanent five members of the Security Council, particularly those him maintain an economic relationship with north korea to uphold the authority of the Security Council in face of the repeated violations by north korea and to impose maximum economic pressure on the north changeregime to make it course. Mr. Speaker, the new additional sanctions target very important parts of the north korean economy. There would be a complete ban on north korean all textiles. That is worth about 950 million a year to the regime. The amount of oil that north korea can import would be reduced by onethird. There will also be a coalition on the importation of natural gas. Ventures with north korean individuals and entities are banned. No north korean worker will be permitted to Work Overseas once the current contracts are completed, and no work thesis will be and no new work visas will be issued. This will deny the regime hundreds of miles of dollars that it has been channeling illegally to fund its programs. The powers to stop and search vessels that are carrying cargo to and from north korea will be greatly expanded. To fullyontinues implement those sanctions, including those that were imposed on the fifth of august. We will fully implement the latest sanctions. We will also punish sanctions individuals and 37 from north korea. We remain united and resolute and if so we can Deter North Korea from its course. Of form had recently been held. Decisions. Under mckenzie. Thank you. My question is for the minister for international development. Can the minister update the senate on a strong is participation in the 48 Pacific Island form . The minister thank you. Can i think senator mckenzie for her question and interest. Astride story is engagement in the pacific is one of our i said priorities and as on different occasions, after the defense of i strive, the stability and defense of our region is our highest priority. On the form is the preeminent political body in the pacific. When can we expect the head of the government to address their shared challenges working together in the civic, as we did in ramsey and the regional assistant mission. We work best when we work together. Forumth Pacific Island meeting and enabled australia to advance some of our collective efforts addressing climate issues, preparing for natural disasters, managing illegal unreported and fishing, improving Economic Opportunity and new security challenges including transnational crime, disease, upgrades, cyber attacks. These are the challenges our neighborhood faces and it is important we address them together. Also focused on oceans, issues related to economic returns from fisheries. Aimsacific islands forum to encourage more effective and stronger coordination in our region through our Pacific Regionalism framework and at last years Pacific Island form, Prime Minister turnbull indicated we would be stepping up our engagement in the pacific, and we are delivering on these commitments and term of security, labor, pharmaceutical papers signed. The nature and complexity of the challenges faced in the pacific shows the diversity of these engagements. Thank you, the time has expired for answering the question. Can the minister advises senate of the outcomes achieved at the 48th Pacific Island form meeting . Minister . Thank you. Pacific island leaders agreed to commence work on Regional Security declaration. Be positionedl better to deal with the new and emerging security challenges, crimes, smuggling, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. A strong is funding a new aerial Surveillance Mission australia is funding a new aerial Surveillance Mission. This will help us address transnational crime and peoplesmuggling. It enhances our Pacific Maritime Security Program and the replacement of the 19 patrol boats. Our new labour scheme will give countries the opportunity to work in australia and remit important remittances which are so vital to their economy. Thank you. Final supplementary question. Can the minister explain how a straw you stands to australia stands to benefit . We are committed to continuing cooperation, security, and stability in our region. The government is focused on identifying the range of new missions to increase the integration into the pacific. Our security missions, we signed mecurity mo yous. O. U. s. U. s withw m. O regards to pharmaceutical testing. These bolstered the mess measures to address Common Security challenges and integrate our economies and build up the very important resilience in the pacific and help them. Can i conclude by congratulating the samoan government and Samoan Police force for the absolutely fantastic display thank you. The question has expired. A straw you and many cut australia and many countries have focused from private prices have sparked significantly. There is a gas shortage. They will keep some of their coal fire stations going. What will that do to the paris target . That used to say politics are governed by the iron law of arithmetic. L, minister, climate there is no way a straw you can meet agreements. N meet where we at least have a fighting chance of saving the great area read. Joining the minister for the environment and energy. Thank you, mr. Resident. It seems like an eerily familiar story. The other straw you and greens have predicted we would not me the Australian Greens have predicted we would not meet the targets. But lo and behold we have not only met but exceeded the targets. We approve and as a government once again be commonwealth yournment of a straw you will meetralia targets. 52 equivalent to a reduction. Among the highest of any key to countries. ,n the light of party promises they would commit to something even more without security procedure as to how that would be achieved or what the impact of that would be. Australia is a country that makes commitments, delivers commitments, and that is precisely what we have done in relation to the delivery targets today. Addition to the targets being below levels, we are well and indeed likely and to exceed. Just as we may our first target, [indiscernible ] the truth is of course, the government, the country does meet its targets and we will do so again. Unprecedentedn around the world. Hurricanes in the atlantic off the charts. [indiscernible] recordbreaking temperatures. Given the energy plan, the oldest coal fire plant in the country, has the president when it comes to tackling Climate Change . We continue to deliver on our policies, on our commitments in relation to emissions as well as energy reliability. We also listened to climate science. We listen to it all. Extremet decide every weather event is attributable to changes in the climate. Accredited scientists point out this is a time of the year when major storms occur. It is not surprising the multiple events occur at once. The atmospheric scientist from olorado say all in relation to events in the United States the truth is, ofaccept the indication changes. There are eventual it is we need to deal with. Or just why we have not only also in in policy but policies to make sure the government goes with that. The experts, the business community, they are all saying the only credible energy plan is dirty, polluting, coal fire. A plan thatis brings down pollution, prices, good for jobs, good for the economy, good for people. Minister, when will your government adopt a plan back by coal fire . Not the mr. President , our government will make sure we meet targets and do it while ensuring we Keep Energy Affordable as well. By the not be written ideology of the greens. Well make sure targets are met and a way that guarantees the affordability and reliability of Energy Around australia. Ideologues,ll as that means ensuring the policies we apply are actually balanced to make the emissions reduction targets and make sure we dont the samehe economy at time. That we make sure the economy has reliable base loads of energy and that the green policy, if they had their way, we would not have any reliability
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