David Fawcett (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Watt. Reporting by Reuters and others of polling showing that three in four residents of Gaza and the West Bank support the terrorist group Hamas, and indeed their actions on 7 October, has led to questions about the security implications of visas being issued to this cohort during the current crisis. In an interview with the ABC on Sunday, the Director-General of ASIO, Mike Burgess, said, 'Part of that visa process is, when criteria are hit, they are referred to my organisation, and ASIO does its thing.' Will the minister commit to referring every visa application from this cohort to ASIO so that it can conduct the appropriate security checks?