Senator BOB CARR (New South Wales—Minister for Foreign Affairs) (14:24): These are legitimate questions, and I can give the senator an assurance that I will share with her and the rest of the Senate the government contribution from the aid budget to anything related to this package of measures to achieve a more satisfactory resolution of the whole issue of people-smuggling and asylum-seeking—of irregular maritime arrivals. We will be guided by the OECD guidelines. We are consulting the OECD at the present time. I would just underline the fact that work on this is still proceeding. The consultations by our task forces with the government of Nauru have a way to run. Senior officials are undertaking discussions this week with Foreign Minister Keke on the details of a memorandum of understanding. Officials will be working as quickly as possible to conclude negotiations and agree— (Time expired)