Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Attorney-General. I remind the Attorney that, in response to questions about the convicted Egyptian jihadist terrorist held in the Adelaide Hills for almost a year, he stated, 'There is no evidence that the individual concerned has committed any offence while in Australia.' Does the Attorney-General believe that terrorists who first commit their crimes overseas pose no risk to this country?

Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for her question. I said that this morning in the context of making the point that the individual concerned remains in detention, has been in detention at all times since the person entered Australia, and is now in detention and, in addition, there is no evidence that he has committed any offence while in Australia. That is the context.