Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Albanese government, primarily under Minister Giles, has issued more than 2,900 visas to individuals from the Gaza war zone since the 7 October atrocity. Were all the individuals referred to ASIO for security checks? Or was it only where criteria were hit?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for his question and I refer to my previous answers, where I indicated that we have in place appropriate arrangements to secure our national security and to keep people safe. That is what we do. The ASIO director-general has expressed his confidence in the system. That is something he did not just in the media conference we held but also on the 7.30 program and on the Insiders program. We work regularly and closely with our security agencies. We take their advice. If those opposite don't have confidence in the security agencies or in the director-general, they should say so.