Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Senator Payman. Since your first question, I've got a little bit of information here. I gather some of these allegations were made in a Crikey article about a month ago. I'm not sure if that was the source of your questions. What I can tell you is that I'm advised that the Department of Home Affairs does not share with the United States the biometric data of Australian citizens applying for a US visa. The Australian government has not made any commitments regarding an enhanced border security partnership with the United States. This requirement was introduced by the United States in 2022 for visa waiver program countries. That's the only information that I have.