Topics: Evacuations from Kabul International Airport; humanitarian visas for Afghan nationals; new powers for the Australian Federal Police; Brereton Report. NEIL BREEN: Every Wednesday, I speak to Home Affairs Minister, MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Cabinet Minister as well, Karen Andrews. The Minister joins me on the line. Good morning, Minister. KAREN ANDREWS:…
Topics: Evacuation of Australians, permanent residents, and Australian visa holders from Kabul International Airport. QUESTION: Minister, what’s the advice on how much more time you’ve got for getting people out of Kabul? KAREN ANDREWS: The advice that we’re following at the moment has clearly been set out by the United States; there has been some…
Topics: Situation in Afghanistan, crime in Southeast Queensland, COVID-19 and Canberra lockdown. NEIL BREEN: Every Wednesday, I speak to Home Affairs Minister and MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews – Cabinet Minister as well – she joins me on the line now. Good morning to you Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning Neil,…
Topics: Sydney lockdown, economic support for the Gold Coast, climate change, Queensland State Government polling NEIL BREEN: On Wednesdays I speak to the Home Affairs Minister, Cabinet Minister, MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews. She joins me on the line now. Good morning to you, Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Neil. How…
Topics: Economic support for Queensland and the Gold Coast, Parliament MATT WEBBER: Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews. Minister, good morning to you. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Matt. MATT WEBBER: I read late last week of Mayor Tom Tate’s unanswered plea for additional help for members of his community – your community Minister – arguing…
Topics: National security, Escape. Hide. Tell. campaign SIMON BEAUMONT: Minister Andrews is the Minister for Home Affairs and joins us on the Weekend program. Minister, thank you for your time. KAREN ANDREWS: Pleasure. SIMON BEAUMONT: Is this a legit poster? Is it current? Is it contemporary? Is it from your agency? KAREN ANDREWS: It is…
Topics: Essential work at Parliament House, AFP arrest of a man for impersonating a Commonwealth official, COVID-19 vaccine rollout. NEIL BREEN: Every Wednesday, I speak to the Home Affairs Minister and the MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews. She’s a Cabinet Minister as well. She joins me on the line. Good morning…
Topics: Illicit tobacco WENDY HARMER: Joining us on ABC Sydney Breakfast is Karen Andrews, the Federal Minister for Home Affairs, who oversees this taskforce. Good morning to you, Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Wendy. How are you? WENDY HARMER: Good, thank you. Of course, this is all happening, I guess, because cigarettes are incredibly expensive…
Topics: Lockdown protests, illicit tobacco, Foster Report. NEIL BREEN: How are you Minister? KAREN ANDREWS: I’m very well. NEIL BREEN: So, you’re on the Gold Coast there, this lockdown’s going to continue in New South Wales for four more weeks. Honestly, this is a ‘small business across the nation’ story now, and those businesses on…
Topics: Lockdown protests, ramp up of vaccination rollout, border exemptions, QLD-NSW state border. MATT WEBBER: Member for McPherson on the Gold Coast and Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews, joins me each fortnight to talk about, well, any number of issues, it’s a movable feast. Minister, good morning to you. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning Matt.…