Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
25 June 2026
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Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee Australian Parliament
28:03 - 28:21
Speaker 7
Open this hearing of the senate, foreign affairs, defense, and trade references committee's inquiry into the effect... Effectiveness of sanctions against the Russian Federation. The committee will be conducting hit... Today's hearing both in person and via video conference. I'm senator Collins, chair of the committee, and I'm joined by deputy chair, senator Chukone.
28:21 - 28:22
It's only one of those days.
28:22 - 29:00
Speaker 7
Don't worry. It is Thursday. It is. Senator Chukone and, I believe senator Shewbridge will be, joining us as well as well as senator McDonald. These are public proceedings being video streamed live via the parliament's website, and a hand hand...
Hand side transcript is being made. I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to the committee, they are protected by parliamentary privilege. It is unlawful for anyone to threaten or disadvantage a witness on account of evidence given to a committee, and and such action may be treated by the senate as a content. It is also a content to give false or misleading evidence. Witnesses also have a right to request to be heard in camera.
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