Shadow Residence Affairs and Cyber Safety Minister James Paterson says he’s a “little bit involved” that safety checks might not have taken place on individuals who have returned from Gaza.
Mr Paterson mentioned whereas Australian residents have “an unrestricted proper to come back house” until they’re topic to a Non permanent Exclusion Order, relations who are usually not Australians don’t have the identical proper and “it’s acceptable” that non-citizens are checked earlier than they arrive into Australia to make sure they don’t pose a safety risk.
“Within the case of Gaza, there’s cause to imagine that these safety checks are needed,” he advised Sky Information Australia host Sharri Markson.
“It is a area of the world which is managed by a terrorist organisation and a few within the inhabitants are supportive of that terrorist organisation, many are usually not and lots of are victims of it.
“The primary group of Australians got here house final night time … and since they had been introduced right here so shortly, I’m a little bit bit involved that [security checks] won’t have taken place.
19 of the 25 folks registered with the Division of International Affairs and Commerce who fled Gaza by way of the Rafah Crossing final week have returned to Australia.
“I’m in search of reassurance from the federal government that all the acceptable checks have taken place and that they may proceed to happen as any extra folks return from that area to Australia.”
