House debates

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Questions without Notice

Middle East: Migration

10:34 am

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. 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?

10:35 am

Photo of Mr Tony BurkeMr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | | Hansard source

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—

Photo of Milton DickMilton Dick (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The leader has concluded his answer.

Honourable members interjecting

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