House debates

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

2:40 pm

Photo of Luke SimpkinsLuke Simpkins (Cowan, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, can you confirm that a Sri Lankan accused of murdering his girlfriend arrived in Australia illegally and was then released into the community on a bridging visa?

2:41 pm

Photo of Julia GillardJulia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

Once again, for obvious reasons, I am not canvassing individual issues or individual cases. But what I can say to the member who asked the question and to members of the community generally is that we do work to have appropriate security arrangements for people who arrive unauthorised in Australia.