Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Arts and Attorney-General) (14:16): Australia does not accept the allegations. Australia disputes the allegations. Beyond that, as the honourable senator ought to know, it is not the practice of any Australian government to comment on intelligence matters.
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