House debates

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Questions without Notice

Middle East: Migration

2:36 pm

Photo of Dan TehanDan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. How many of the 2,900 visas from Gaza have been cancelled?

2:37 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

I thank the member for his question. We are being guided every single step of the way by our security agencies. Anyone who has been given a visa has passed the same security standard. What our agencies do—and I suspect the member might know this—is constantly examine issues. That doesn't stop when someone is granted a visa. Our security agencies continue to do their job. This is an ongoing process. That is what they do, regardless of where people are coming from and the circumstances. Their priority is security.