Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I refer to the statement issued by the ABF on Sunday 3 December. I understand that in that the Australian Border Force confirmed that two detainees, one in New South Wales and another in South Australia, have recently been charged, and one individual remains in police custody. I'm advised that, obviously, both those matters are subject to court proceedings, so I'm not in a position to provide further detail at this stage.

In relation to this cohort, as the shadow minister would be aware, the government, in addition to standing up a joint police operation between AFP and state and territory police forces, has introduced the Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill 2023, which passed the parliament and allows ministers to add conditions on bridging visas granted to noncitizens released from immigration—