Senator PAYNE (New South Wales—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women) (14:07): I thank Senator Fawcett for his question. I can advise the Senate—and there's been media reporting on this matter—that three Australians are being held in prison in Iran. This is a matter of deep concern to the government, to me personally as foreign minister and, I note, to the people of Australia. There are two separate cases. One involves an Australian woman who has been detained for a number of months. The second concerns a young couple who have been detained now for a number of weeks. Since they were detained, the Australian government has been pressing the Iranian government for their release. I have communicated with my Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Zarif, many times about these cases, including through face-to-face meetings. We met as recently as last week. I will maintain my practice of many years by keeping the contents of my discussions with Foreign Minister Zarif private, but I will say that a central topic of our meetings has been the three Australians. The families of two of the detained Australians have released a statement saying they hope to see their loved ones safely home as soon as possible. The families have no further comment at this time and ask that the media respect their privacy. I know I join others in this place in saying that we, too, hope for a speedy return for these Australians from Iran. The PRESIDENT: Senator Fawcett, a supplementary question?