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. How many of the 2,900 visas from Gaza have been cancelled?

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

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister will pause. The Leader of the Opposition, on a point of order.

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On relevance and following your earlier advice, that is as tight as that question could possibly be, yet the Prime Minister still refuses to give a straight answer.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Resume your seat.

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have a question, and that is whether your ruling is that the Prime Minister is relevant to the question that was asked.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Talking about the opposition is not being relevant to the question unless it is in a compare and contrast, so, if the Prime Minister has concluded his answer, we'll move to the next question.

Honourable members interjecting—

Order! There's no need for commentary.