During the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine , Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in a missile attack . Julie Bishop and Australia 's UN Ambassador Gary Quinlan led negotiations at the United Nations Security Council to adopt a unanimous resolution , demanding that the armed groups in control of the crash site refrain from interfering with it and allow for the repatriation of victims and an international investigation into the attack . Bishop was honoured by The Netherlands for her role in securing the resolution and investigation
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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