Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee [Part 2], , 0:02 to 1:30
The committee welcomes Senator Murray Watt and representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The Chair notes the release of Export Finance Australia and confirms no opening statements.
Topics: DFAT
Speakers: Raff Ciccone, Mr. Ravi Kewalram, Senator Raff Ciccone
All right, welcome back everyone. We'll uh proceed now with the um department in the trade program. Um but before we start, I just want to make clear that we as a committee have now agreed to release the export finance Australia. So thank you for making time all the way up here, but um your services won't be needed. >> Anyone else? Um, not minister. >> Sure. >> Well, minister's not here, then we're all going home. Happy days. Um, I'd like to now welcome um Senator the Honorable Mari Watt, who's representing uh uh my good friend and uh the the Minister for Trade and Tourism, uh Senator Farrell, who's obviously uh away doing very important business at the moment in Europe. And um hello Robbie, good to see you acting as the deputy secretary trade and investment group of the department of foreign affairs and trade. >> And hello to all the officers who are here at the table and behind you >> now. Minister or acting secretary, acting deputy secretary, have you got a opening statement that either you like to make gentlemen?
>> I do not, Senator.
>> Excellent. That's the way we like to roll around here. Okay. Well, on that note, I did tell Senator Watt that it's like a very similar session to ARAT, um, but just a bit more fun, I find. Now, Senator Henson, would you like to