Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Australian counterpart on press freedom in that country.

During the Foreign Secretary's visit to Australia on 6-7 February, he and the Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne discussed our common commitment to shared values, human rights and the international rule of law. As part of the discussions they covered media freedom amongst other areas.