Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Watt. The ISIS associates' children cannot enter Australia without the relevant documents, including birth certificates. Will the Albanese government assist them in entering Australia by issuing those documents?

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

Again, your question is predicated on certain assumptions, and the government is not providing assistance to this cohort.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator McKenzie, first supplementary?

Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Why did you refuse to say the government has not met with Save the Children in relation to the return of the ISIS-associated cohort? Why did you say the government hadn't met with Save the Children?

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

Surprisingly, I think Senator McKenzie is misrepresenting what I told the Senate. The Australian government is not providing assistance to this cohort.

Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

So you did meet them? Did you meet them here?

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

When you've finished, Senator Cash, I'll invite Senator McKenzie to put her second supplementary. The minister has finished, so I'm going to invite you to put your second supplementary.

Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam President, I was rising on a point of order, but the minister answered the question in record time. The point of order being—

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No, no, no. Senator McKenzie, it's finished. I've invited you to ask your second supplementary question about three times. Do you have a second supplementary, or should I move on?

Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Why did the minister say he hadn't been briefed by Save the Children on the return of the ISIS associated cohort, and if he can't answer it or he doesn't know whether the relevant minister or their agencies have met and been briefed by Save the Children, will he do the Senate the courtesy of taking it on notice?

Government senators interjecting

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! Order on my right! Order!

Senator Ayres, order!

Senator Shoebridge, I shouldn't have to call individual senators. I've called order a number of times.

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

Again, Senator McKenzie is misrepresenting what I've said to the Senate, and she really should stop doing so. If she stops misrepresenting what I say, she'll get other answers.