House debates

Thursday, 22 August 2024

Questions without Notice

Middle East: Migration

2:23 pm

Photo of Michelle LandryMichelle Landry (Capricornia, National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. How many people from the Gaza war zone has Qatar accepted?

Government Members:

Government members interjecting

Photo of Milton DickMilton Dick (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Order! No, we're going to have some silence as the member for Capricornia was heard in silence. We're not to interject before an answer is heard. Members on my right, I'm looking at you.

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

I did meet with the Prime Minister of Qatar earlier today. Those opposite regarded that meeting as being not relevant, hence the point of order moved by the member for Wannon. I am responsible for what the Australian government does, not for what the Qatari government does—

Photo of Peter DuttonPeter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

The answer's zero!

Photo of Milton DickMilton Dick (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition is going to cease interjecting.

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

He's getting angry again! Perhaps he can inform us about what the Prime Minister of Qatar said to him. I don't know. But it's a matter for him whether to disclose or not. It was a good meeting with the Prime Minister of Qatar. It followed on meetings with the Prime Minister of New Zealand and the President-elect of Indonesia in the last week.