Senate debates

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

Questions without Notice

Visa Refusal or Cancellation

2:49 pm

Photo of Murray WattMurray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

What I can say is that the minister, Minister Burke, has been very clear that he will use his powers to remove people from this country who shouldn't be here. We've also been clear that there have been issues with the AAT process that we have been addressing. But the bottom line is that anyone who is being considered by the AAT has already had their visa cancelled by the Department of Home Affairs. That stands in great contrast to the behaviour we saw from Mr Dutton as the home affairs minister. In May—

Opposition senators interjecting—

Oh, we're touchy!

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