▁support ▁Hitler ; ▁ ▁" Inv inci b ility ▁was — until ▁the ▁US - led ▁a irst rik es — all ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁att raction ." ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Man ▁Har on ▁Mon is ▁wrote ▁to ▁Att orney - General ▁George ▁Brand is ▁asking ▁if ▁he ▁( Mon is ) ▁could ▁contact ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁IS IS , ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁he ▁took ▁host ages ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney ▁sie ge . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bishop ▁told ▁Parliament ▁that ▁the ▁letter ▁was ▁provided ▁to ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge , ▁before ▁correct ing ▁the ▁record ▁three ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁ ▁Although ▁Bishop ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁Gill ard ▁Government ' s ▁campaign ▁to ▁gain ▁Australia ▁a ▁temporary ▁two - year ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council , ▁she ▁was ▁widely ▁la ud ed ▁for ▁her ▁command ing ▁performance ▁when ▁representing ▁Australia ▁on ▁the ▁Council ▁in ▁her ▁capacity ▁as ▁Foreign ▁Minister . ▁She ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁successful ▁resolution ▁that ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁gain ing ▁full ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁crash ▁site ▁of ▁Fl ight ▁M H 1 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Bishop ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Security ▁Council ▁and ▁led ▁meeting ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁foreign ▁f ights , ▁UN ▁peace keep ing ▁and ▁the ▁E bol a ▁ep ide mic . ▁Later , ▁Bishop ▁led ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁pass