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PENNY WONG, FOREIGN MINISTER: Good to be with you. Thanks for having me.
SARAH FERGUSON: Now, how much is this particular partnership, and I'm talking here about the money for the Mekong Delta, how much is this about countering China's impact on that incredibly important river system? SARAH FERGUSON: Now, you posted this yesterday after your meeting with your British counterpart, I'll quote, you said, "Australia and the United Kingdom are working to contribute to a region and to a world where no country dominates, and no country is dominated." It's unquestionably a very nice sentiment, but how do you do that in the face of China's rapid military build-up?
SARAH FERGUSON: The reason I asked you, in particular, because I know you've said it before, but I was interested in the fact that you were doing it with your British counterpart.
PENNY WONG: Well, I work to bring whatever influence I can to advocacy for Ms Cheng Lei, also for Dr Yang. You referenced, in particular, an argument made by John Howard on this program in the early 1990s during the seminal, the debate over the seminal land rights case, Mabo. I'm actually going to play the audio of that particular clip that you were talking about.
I believe it's important for the country and I believe that listening to people, recognising our First Nations people, listening to them and getting better results is a good thing.
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