Kerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Perhaps the minister could indicate whether the government is intending to respond to the previous government’s report into how it would deal with bridging visas. The report of the Senate inquiry into the Migration Act that was chaired by the Labor Party said:

A policy which renders a person destitute is morally indefensible and an abrogation of responsibility by the Commonwealth.

Is the government considering committing to a more substantial review of the bridging visa E system so that work rights and access to Medicare are automatically granted to allow people to support themselves whilst they wait for their visa status to be resolved?