Kerrynne Liddle (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. A front-page report in today's Adelaide Advertiser headlined 'Crime pays for released asylum seekers: Albo's free everything' quotes documents released by the Department of Home Affairs under FOI that show the travel and accommodation expenses of convicted paedophiles, rapists, murderers and a contract killer were funded by the federal government after their release from detention. The article says:

'… if a person was located and detained in New South Wales, but held in an immigration detention facility in Western Australia, if requested, arrangements should be made for that person to travel back to NSW,' the document reads. 'Travel may include by road, rail or air, as would be fair and appropriate in the circumstances.'

Minister, how much has the government spent so far on travel, accommodation and other expenses for the released detainees, including paedophiles, rapists, murderers and a contract killer?