Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
17 June 2026
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Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Australian Parliament
16:00 - 16:53
Speaker 12
Right. I now declare declare open this public hearing of the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade for the inquiry into the role of Australia's international development program in preventing conflict. I would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which each of us is calling in from today, and I would like to pay my respects to Elders past and present. I also acknowledge the cultures of any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples present with us here today. This transcript will be brought this hearing will be broadcast on the parliament's website and the proof and official transcripts of the proceedings will be published on the subcommittee's webpage.
I remind members of the media who may be present or listening on the web of the need to fairly and accurately report the media report in the proceedings of the subcommittee. I now invite members of the subcommittee to introduce themselves.
16:58 - 17:03
Speaker 45
Hello? Leon Rubello, federal member from McPherson on the Gold Coast, but also, the deputy chair of this committee.
17:04 - 17:07
Speaker 25
Tony Zapier, federal member from Macon in South Australia.
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