An adviser to the federal Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, is among a group of men arrested in Malaysia for stripping down to their underwear while watching the country's Formula-One race.
Jack Walker is one of a group of nine Australians aged between 25 and 29 who were arrested after stripping off when Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the motor race.
Australians stripped down to their swimmers emblazoned with the Malaysian flag and drinking beer out of a shoe.
That was the scene after Daniel Ricciardo's victory at the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix which has seen Malaysian authorities detain the nine men.
Reports in Malaysia say the men will spend four days in jail and could be charged with indecent behaviour in a public place.
Among them is a staffer of the federal Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne -who says the Australian High Commissioner is handling the matter and has refused to comment further.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has told the Nine Network, the men are receiving support from Australian consular officials.
"I believe they were all receiving whatever consular assistance is provided for under the Code. So all Australians who require consular assistant receive the same amount."
Treasurer Scott Morrison told Radio 2-G-B says the arrests are reminder for Australians heading overseas.
"It's a timely reminder for young people when they travel overseas, know what the laws and rules are and respect them."
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says the arrests are a serious matter.
"Well I suspect there may be lessons, but let's get these people through their time in the Malaysian justice system and I suspect they're learning one right now."
Malaysia's Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed says the country expects better of tourists.
"We open our doors to tourists, we try to treat them as, you know, as well as we can even better, sometimes better than our own people. But when they come here with intention to commit indecent acts to embarrass us, I think that's not how vistors should respond to our good treatment especially if there is a political motive behind it."
A specialist in international law at the Australian National University, Don Rothwell, believes the Australians could be deported.
"Look I think there's a strong prospect that the Malaysian government will detain the Australians for a few days, conduct their investigations, and then most likely determine that there will be no charges to answer, or if there are the Australians will probably be subject deportation for breach of visa conditions."
Professor Rothwell suspects the Malaysian government will want to deal with the matter as quickly as it can.
"Given the Malaysian Grand Prix is one where the Malaysian government has a significant stake and there are significant Malaysian sponsors involved with some of the competing teams, I think that they would be very content to see this matter resolved quite quickly, lest it impact upon the image of the Grand Prix and reflect poorly upon the government of Malaysia for persons who might be seeking to travel to Malaysia in the future for the Grand Prix or other major international sporting events."
