House debates

Tuesday, 20 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

I thank the member for his question. I refer him to my previous answers. We have rejected more than 7,000 visa applications. Fewer than 1,300 people are here. I remind the member that the Rafah border crossing is controlled by the Israeli and Egyptian authorities and that it was closed in May. They're not letting people out.

They could have asked a question about the cost of living. They could have asked a question about the visit of the President-elect of Indonesia. They didn't see it as a priority.

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