House debates
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Questions without Notice
National Security
2:09 pm
Sussan Ley (Farrer, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, has any agency expressed any concern about any individual who has arrived from the Gaza war zone since 7 October? And has any such individual had their visa cancelled?
Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
You're only the Prime Minister.
Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Order! Leader of the Opposition, it is highly disorderly to—
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
He shouldn't get up early—it makes him grumpier than unusual!
Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Order! The Prime Minister has the call. He's going to refer to the question.
Barnaby Joyce (New England, National Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
You're a sook!
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Can I ask that that be withdrawn?
Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
To assist the House, I'm going to invite the member for New England to withdraw.
Barnaby Joyce (New England, National Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I withdraw.
Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I thank the member for New England.
Opposition members interjecting—
Order! The House will come to order. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition was heard in silence; the Prime Minister is going to be given the same courtesy.
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
That's one of their best on their front bench, one of their best. That question in the entire time since Federation is perhaps the most broad—'Has anyone, anywhere at any time done something to somebody?' We have exactly the same process with indeed the same director-general of the security organisation, just reappointed for five years, that they had in charge with the same rules in place, as the director-general of ASIO confirmed on Sunday and confirmed last week. The director-general of ASIO has certainly not expressed concerns to me along any of the lines which were raised by the shadow minister.