House debates

Thursday, 15 August 2024

Questions without Notice

Middle East: Migration

2:30 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

This morning, one of those people was Dr Mona Kaskeen. I listened to her on RN this morning. She's a Palestinian neurosurgeon who fled Gaza and who's now in Sydney. This is what she said about how she got to come here: 'The people who came from Gaza—they are seeking good life for them and their children. They are very highly qualified people because many of them are doctors and engineers. They are people seeking a good life. We came here just to live in peace and to protect our family. I like Australia. I like living here. It's quiet and safe. My children feel safe here. The people from Gaza—they want to live safe and protect their family. They want to live in peace'—just like so many of the people who came under the former government from—

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