Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) | Hansard source

That's a very important question from Senator Fawcett. This government places the safety of Australians and their interests at home and overseas as its highest priority. Aside from safety against terrorism, cyberattack, foreign interference and other threats, the government is determined to provide travelling Australians with up-to-date advice on safety and security through my department's Smartraveller website. I urge all Australians and dual nationals travelling overseas to monitor the Smartraveller website; to check for updates regularly, even after the journey has begun; and to heed the advice for all countries they are travelling to or through. The travel advice level for Saudi Arabia and other nations in the Middle East is at the second-highest level: 'reconsider your need to travel'. There are parts of Saudi Arabia and other nations in the Middle East that are at the highest level of warning: 'do not travel.' In some countries there is risk that Australians and Australian dual nationals could be caught up in attacks made against airports and other civilian infrastructure or other terrorist attacks. (Time expired)