House debates Questions without Notice
National Security
Melissa McIntosh Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women
2:50 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the Prime Minister said ISIS sympathisers who returned to Australia would 'face the full force of the law'. How many ISIS sympathisers who arrived in Australia last night have been arrested or charged for entering a declared terrorist zone?
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Of the two cohorts that have arrived in recent weeks, there are three people currently behind bars. Of those three who are currently behind bars, one is charged with entering a declared area and two are charged with crimes against humanity. No-one should presume that at any point in time the work of the Australian Federal Police in terms of investigating and gathering evidence is over. I would remind those opposite, before we came to office, 45 people who had gone there to fight had self-managed their return.