Claire Chandler (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I refer to the comments by the Prime Minister in question time on 4 September:

Qatar Airways can add more seats into Australia today—right now.

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They are certainly welcome to do so, and they can fly as many flights as they like into Adelaide, into the Gold Coast, into Avalon, into Hobart and into Canberra …

Minister, if the government considers the actions of Qatari authorities in 2020 are a valid factor for denying additional flights to major airports, why have the Prime Minister and the transport minister called for Qatar to provide more flights to regional airports? Is flying through Doha safe or isn't it?