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…
DetailsTopics: 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…
DetailsTopics: 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…
DetailsKAREN 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…
DetailsTopics: Queensland lockdown, international arrivals, hotel quarantine, border protection. SPENCER HOWSON: Minister, good morning. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning. How are you? SPENCER HOWSON: Well. Thank you very much. And I gather you’re back on the Gold Coast today, where the lockdown is also in full swing? KAREN ANDREWS: I certainly am and I’m calling in…
DetailsTopics: Victorian State Government release of man convicted of terrorism related offences. ALISON LANGDON: Minister, thanks for your time. Adam Brookman bragged on social media about his exploits. How could something like this be allowed to happen? KAREN ANDREWS: Well, it is absolutely outrageous. Look, clearly it is a policy failure by the Victorian Government…
DetailsTopics: Victorian State Government release of man convicted of terrorism related offences. MATT DORAN: Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews joins me now. Minister, morning to you. Thank you for your time. A lot of people looking at this and understandably a little worried. The question is how is a man who has been convicted of…
DetailsTopics: Coalition, AFP Podcast, Queensland State Government quarantine. NEIL BREEN: Every Wednesday, I speak to Home Affairs Minister, cabinet minister and MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews. The Minister joins me on the line. Good morning, Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Neil. How are you? NEIL BREEN: I’m very well, thanks. Well,…
DetailsTopics: Sri Lankan Tamil Family, Transport Security, Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement NEIL BREEN: Every Wednesday, I speak to Home Affairs Minister, MP for McPherson. She’s a Cabinet Minister as well, Karen Andrews. It’s been a big week in politics since I last spoke to her. She joins me on the line now. Good morning…
DetailsTopics: Prime Minister’s travel to the G7, Sri Lankan Tamil Family DAVID KOCH: Joining me now, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews from Thursday Island in Torres Strait. Minister, the WA Premier has even warned Australia could be the big loser if the PM keeps attacking China on this issue. How hard is the Government prepared…
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