Author: JD Staff

Today’s High Court decision on the monitoring regime for dangerous immigration detention releasees is a serious blow to community safety and another damning indictment of the Albanese Government’s legal competence. It is the third time the High Court has struck down the government’s monitoring regime for individuals released from indefinite immigration detention, including murderers, rapists,…

SENATOR THE HON JONNO DUNIAM  SHADOW MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND IMMIGRATION LIBERAL SENATOR FOR TASMANIA LEON REBELLO MP  DEPUTY CHAIR OF THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON MIGRATION LIBERAL NATIONAL PARTY MEMBER FOR MCPHERSON SENATOR LEAH BLYTH  SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE LIBERAL SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA CAMERON CALDWELL MP  SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR…

The Federal Government’s removal of the third tranche of the Tasmanian Irrigation Scheme from the Infrastructure Priority List comes as a blow to Tasmanian farmers who are now at serious risk of losing a generational project for good. The third tranche would help unlock new opportunities for Tasmanian farmers by supporting sustainable water capture and…

The Opposition welcomes the listing of Hizb ut-Tahrir as a prohibited hate group, saying the decision reflects long-standing calls to act on security agency warnings. Hizb ut-Tahrir are a sophisticated global network that has propagated hateful Islamist ideology in Australia and around the world. They have given inspiration to people that seek to destroy our…

The Senate today united behind a motion moved by the Opposition to hold the Albanese Government to account for delaying tactics they are using to curtail the business of the Senate. The motion moved by Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Michaelia Cash, ends a government tactic of voting individually on a series…

Serious questions remain about secret meetings and communications regarding the ISIS Brides cohort. Dr Jamal Rifi, a close personal and political supporter of Minister Tony Burke, travelled to the Middle East to support efforts to repatriate these terrorist sympathisers. Dr Rifi has confirmed that Australian passports were issued and that months of processing occurred –…

The Coalition today calls on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to immediately confirm that he and his Ministers will appear before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. The Coalition welcomes the Opening Hearing of the Royal Commission and Commissioner the Hon Virginia Bell AC SC’s opening statement. It is not clear if the Royal…

The Albanese Labor Government has not been upfront with Australians about ISIS Brides held in Syrian detention camps. The Prime Minister, the Home Affairs Minister and the Foreign Affairs Minister have repeatedly claimed the Government is “doing nothing to repatriate or assist” the ISIS Brides. How can that be true when reports indicate Australian officials…

If the Minister is claiming that only one of the 34 strong ISIS Bride cohort is deemed risky enough to warrant a Temporary Exclusion Order, then this raises more questions than answers. These ISIS Brides all travelled to the same ‘declared area’ for the same reason of supporting the same listed terrorist organisation – how…

I am honoured to be reappointed by the Leader of the Opposition the Hon Angus Taylor MP as Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and for my new role as Shadow Minister for Immigration, and thank him for his confidence at a critical time for our nation’s security. Home Affairs goes directly to the safety of…