House debates Questions without Notice

Middle East: Migration

Wednesday, 9 October 2024 House of Representatives

Dan Tehan

Dan Tehan Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

10:34 am

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Albanese government granted a visa to Fayez Al-Hassani, an individual openly linked to listed terrorist organisations, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Can the Prime Minister guarantee that his government has not granted visas to any other individuals from the terrorist-controlled Gaza war zone who have links to listed terrorist organisations?

Mr Tony Burke

Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House

10:35 am

There are seven or eight different ways of asking the same question so I guess we get the same answer, which is that our security agencies never stop collecting information, and that's exactly as it should be. When people first apply for a visa, the movement alert list represents the information that we already have. The different alerts that can then result in an ASIO referral—

Milton Dick

Milton Dick Speaker

The leader has concluded his answer.

Honourable members interjecting

Order! When the House comes to order, we'll hear from the member for Lyons.