Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Questions without Notice

Middle East: Migration

2:14 pm

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

The reporting also revealed Mr Elhasani had opened this meeting by stressing the need to support Palestinian resistance and confront the occupation by all possible means to restore rights and liberate the land. The Director-General of ASIO has previously said, regarding visa security assessments, 'If it's a tweet … that says the 7th of October was acceptable, that's going to be a problem for that person.' Minister, how is it that someone who has made these statements passed security checks and the character test for an Australian visa?

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