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. Journalist Mark Riley from Channel 7 has reported that, of the 43 tourist visas the government granted—and then cancelled—to those from the terrorist controlled Gaza war zone since October 7, 20 have been reinstated on appeal. Can the Prime Minister confirm that this is accurate?

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

I'm asked about Mark Riley's reports. Mark Riley's reports are always worth watching on Channel 7. Mark Riley has also reported on Channel 7 that Hamas didn't take over the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the Gaza Strip on October 7 but that they were actually there beforehand, when those opposite were granting 1,000 visitor visas to people from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. I can certainly confirm that, of the visitor visas that have been granted since October 7, the only cancellations have been offshore.