Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee (part 2 of 2)
12 February 2026
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Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee Australian Parliament
00:00 - 00:25
Speaker 15
Ultimately, peace and stability require many elements in country and in the region, but it is a reminder of why whether it is in The Middle East particularly or more broadly, we we keep as our objective contribution to peace and stability.
00:25 - 00:50
Speaker 41
Yeah. And it it boggles my mind that as far as I know and from reports through the media, no one in the parliament has questioned, the the original decision to go in into Iraq and Afghanistan. Help people accountable. Last last set of questions, chair. This is in Papua New Guinea.
How much aid actually flowed to assist people under the Oktedi treaty compensation?
00:55 - 01:13
Speaker 26
Well, senator, sorry. Can I just take issue with what you said previously? You said that no one had taken issue with it. The Labor Party in 2003 strongly opposed Australia's involvement, And I think history has... I think, made...
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