National
Qatar’s Prime Minister offers ‘sincere apology’ over airport examination in conversation with Foreign Minister Marise Payne – ABC News
Marise Payne says those involved in the invasive physical examinations of Australian female airline passengers have been identified by Qatar authorities.
Qatar’s Prime Minister has “conveyed his sincere apology” over an incident in which 13 Australian women were removed from an aircraft and subjected to invasive examinations after a newborn baby was found abandoned in an airport terminal, Foreign Minister Marise Payne has said.
Key points:
- Marise Payne said she spoke with Qatari officials who had apologised to her
- Qatar’s public prosecution office has identified those involved in physically examining women
- Labor Senator Penny Wong said she “expects…
