Author: JD Staff

Shadow Home Affairs Minister Senator Jonno Duniam and Shadow Attorney-General Andrew Wallace MP have called on the Albanese Government to heed the serious warnings issued by ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and urgently strengthen Australia’s response to extremist and foreign interference threats. In his 2025 Lowy Lecture last night, Mr Burgess warned that Australia’s social cohesion…

The Albanese Government’s quiet deportation of the first NZYQ member to Nauru highlights its secrecy of their handling of this dangerous cohort and again shows their unwillingness to be open with Australians. While the Coalition welcomes news that deportations of this dangerous cohort have finally started, Shadow Home Affairs Minister Jonno Duniam said the Government’s…

Federal and State Labor Governments have not done enough to dismantle the criminal networks behind Australia’s booming illicit tobacco trade and must urgently tackle this shocking form of crime, including to improve community safety and curtail the skyrocketing cost impacts on many law-abiding businesses. The Federal and Victorian Opposition are calling on Federal Minister Tony…

Federal Labor have presided over the establishment and rise of the illegal tobacco trade in our country, allowing mafia and cartel style arrangements to establish themselves across parts of the country. The last three years have seen the government barely lift a finger to meaningfully tackle this scourge, allowing this illegal activity to multiply. Today’s…

The Hobart Clinic’s impending closure is a devastating blow for Tasmanians who rely on vital mental health care, and it is yet another tragic symptom of the Albanese Labor Government’s failure to act on the growing crisis facing Australia’s private hospital sector. While the Tasmanian Government has stepped in to keep the doors open for…

Given the secrecy and coverups that are a hallmark of this Labor Government’s handling of the Home Affairs portfolio, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke must immediately ensure that no Palestinian prisoner released as part of the Middle East peace deal and relocated to a third-party nation comes to Australia. Reports have emerged of 154 prisoners…

The latest Annual Cyber Threat Report from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) lays bare the staggering scale of the cyber crime, which is costing the Australian economy tens of billions of dollars each year under Labor. The cost of cybercrime is spiralling as online criminals crowd-in to target more and more Australians. It is deeply…

I am honoured to be appointed as the Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and thank the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Sussan Ley, for the opportunity to serve in this crucial role. While this is a portfolio that covers complex policy areas, it requires common sense solutions in the national interest. Australians deserve to…

The Federal Government’s decision to provide $600 million in support to Queensland’s Mt Isa copper smelter has raised serious questions over the treatment of Tasmania and the 600 workers at the Bell Bay Aluminium Smelter whose jobs are on the line. Senator Jonno Duniam said Tasmania’s manufacturing industry deserves the same level of recognition as…

~ Check against delivery ~ Thank you very much Glenn for having me here today, and for all of you for coming along. Most importantly, I want to thank you all for getting me out of Tasmania. When I landed in Sydney this morning, I checked the weather back home, as you do, and it’s…