Are there any plans to open any new Australian embassies or high commissions in Africa or in Tanzania?
STEPHEN SMITH: We are underrepresented in Africa diplomatically in terms of our presence and our mission and you would have noticed that in the most recent budget we had a modest increase of resources to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade including a modest increase of resources for our regional engagement including Africa. One of the things that I am contemplating in that context is our capacity to enhance our diplomatic presence in Africa including in Tanzania. We are underrepresented in Africa and we need to start the job now of fixing that problem into the longer term. BERNARD MEMBE: In fact I can also add to that, that even we in Tanzania are seriously contemplating opening an embassy in Australia so that we together can make a difference. STEPHEN SMITH: And we welcome that possibility very much. BERNARD MEMBE: Yes. QUESTION: Maybe move on to a domestic issue, but on the issue of the company Securency. It’s been suggested that you were asked to lobby on their behalf, the
