Australia joins international partners in attribution of malicious cyber activity to China

The Australian Government joins international partners in expressing serious concerns about malicious cyber activities by China’s Ministry of State Security. In consultation with our partners, the Australian Government has determined that China’s Ministry of State Security exploited vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange software to affect thousands of computers and networks worldwide, including in Australia. These…

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Jul202021

TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW – ABC – NEWS BREAKFAST

Topics: Visa cancellation, arrival of one million Pfizer doses, vaccine rollout, Queensland Premier travel to Tokyo MICHAEL ROWLAND: Federal Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews joins us now from Canberra. Minister, very good morning to you. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning. MICHAEL ROWLAND: I want to get on to the vaccine rollout in just a moment, but…

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TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW SKY NEWS FIRST EDITION

Topics: Visa cancellation, Queensland Premier travel to Tokyo, vaccine rollout. PETER STEFANOVIC: Let’s go live now to Canberra where we’re joined by the Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews. Minister, good morning. What is the current travel status of Katie Hopkins? KAREN ANDREWS: Hopefully on her way out of the country as the day rolls…

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TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW CHANNEL SEVEN SUNRISE

Topics: Arrival of one million Pfizer vaccines, vaccine rollout, visa cancellation DAVID KOCH: Joining me now, Home Affairs Minister, Karen Andrews. Minister, where will these new doses be going? Is there a priority to send them to Sydney and Melbourne given their current situation? KAREN ANDREWS: Well, effectively, they’ll be distributed based on the population,…

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INTERVIEW CHANNEL NINE TODAY SHOW

Topics: Visa cancellation, vaccine rollout KARL STEFANOVIC: Karen Andrews joins us live now from Canberra. Minister good morning, thanks for your time this morning. Tell us what you really think about her? KAREN ANDREWS: I think I have – I think her behaviour is absolutely appalling. She should have been absolutely ashamed of her own…

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PARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY TO ENHANCE AUSTRALIA’S CYBERSECURITY

The Morrison Government continues to work with Australian industry experts to enhance Australia’s cybersecurity and protect the digital economy. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews welcomed the release today of the Cyber Security Industry Advisory Committee’s (IAC) first Annual Report, launched at the National Press Club by IAC Chair and Telstra CEO Andy Penn. “The…

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Jul152021

INTERVIEW – 4BC – BREAKFAST WITH NEIL BREEN

Topics: COVID-19, National Missing Person’s Week, Australian Citizenship. NEIL BREEN: Every week I chat to the Home Affairs Minister, Cabinet member as well, MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews. The Minister joins me on the line. Good morning, Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, how are you? NEIL BREEN: I’m well, thanks. Of…

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INTERVIEW – ABC RADIO GOLD COAST – MORNINGS WITH MATT WEBBER

Topics: Vaccine rollout, petition for Queensland Premier not to travel to Tokyo, vaccination advertising MATT WEBBER: Karen Andrews, good to have you on. KAREN ANDREWS: It’s a pleasure and it’s great to be back on. MATT WEBBER: We’ve got Murray Watt on next week. The disadvantage of alphabet, perhaps. There’s plenty to talk about. Learning…

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TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW – 4BC – BREAKFAST WITH SPENCER HOWSON

Topics: Petition for Queensland Premier not to travel to Tokyo, hotel quarantine, international arrivals, national firearms amnesty. SPENCER HOWSON: Karen Andrews, welcome. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Spencer. How are you? SPENCER HOWSON: Very well, thank you. I’m looking at this petition that’s calling for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to be denied an exemption to travel to…

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TRANSCRIPT PRESS CONFERENCE – INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS

KAREN ANDREWS: Well, thank you very much for being here this afternoon. Let me be clear: Australia’s borders are closed. There have been about 370,000 people come into Australia and hotel quarantine’s efficiency has been at the level of about 99 per cent. So clearly, hotel quarantine is an effective method of quarantining travellers returning to…

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