Former Foreign Minister to Sue NZ Minister for Defamation

Bob Carr says he will sue Winston Peters over remarks he made on radio in a dispute over AUKUS.

Australia's former Foreign Minister Bob Carr attends a press conference to discuss security cooperation of South China Sea during the fifth World Peace Forum at Beijing's Tsinghua University on July 17, 2016 in Beijing, China. Photo by Qi Tian/Getty Images

Former NSW Premier and Australian Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, says he intends to sue New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters over remarks he made on the radio this morning.

Mr. Peters was being questioned about his country’s potential inclusion in the second pillar of the AUKUS pact.