Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

It has not only been widely reported. You might recall, in fact, that an NGO took the government to court, seeking that we repatriate that cohort. The government opposed that court application, and we were successful in that opposition. It is not simply a set of media propositions; it has been very clear for some time that there are individuals who wish to return from Syria—as has been evinced by the court case, which was resisted by the government. The government has made it clear that we are not repatriating this cohort as occurred under Prime Minister Morrison. We know that there are people in Syria who are Australians wishing to return to Australia. We have answered questions very clearly, in estimates and in this place, about passports. I have said very clearly that Australian citizens are entitled to a passport unless—