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Notice given 2 February 2012

1529  Senator Bob Brown: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—

(1) What information does the Government have on the Uighur people recently sent to China by the Malaysian Government.

(2) Can the Minister confirm that 3 of the 20 Uighur asylum seekers who fled to Cambodia and were forcibly deported back to China in December 2009 have received lengthy prison terms.

(3) Is the Minister aware of any information concerning the other 17 asylum seekers who were forcibly deported to China in 2009.

1530  Senator Bob Brown: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs—With reference to the answer to question no. 1277, regarding Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean:

(1) Has the Government sought more information from the Japanese Government following reports from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society that the vessel Shonan Maru 2 , which is clearly marked ‘Government of Japan’, had armed guards on board.

(2) Has the Government formally protested to the Japanese Government over the vessel’s entry into the Australian Whale Sanctuary.