Subjects: Chinese vessel off the coast of Australia; launch of the Coalition’s strong border protection policies; strong position of the LNP in Queensland. EO&E………………………………………………………… GREG JENNETT: Home Affairs Minister and Member for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews; welcome to Afternoon Briefing. What don’t we start with this matter we just heard the Defence Minister…
Subjects: Actions of China; Labor’s refusal to back Operation Sovereign Borders by refusing to back Temporary Protection Visas. PAUL MURRAY: Minister thanks so much for the chat. Let’s not muck around here; this is a sovereign country. A sovereign country can make its own decisions but also its own mistakes and it’s also very obvious that…
Subjects: Solomon Islands, fairness in sport, Labor’s inadequacy on border protection and a Labor-Greens alliance. NEIL BREEN: Good morning Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Hello Neil, how are you? BREEN: I’m well thanks. So, if anyone thinks that this Solomon Islands/China situation is ‘oh, they’re just helping them out with their domestic troubles, making sure that, you know,…
Topics: New Border Watch campaign to protect Australia’s borders, Port of Darwin lease, resumption of international cruise ship arrivals, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine driving up fuel prices, ‘mean girl’ claims within the Labor Party. NEIL BREEN: On Wednesdays I speak to the Home Affairs Minister, the MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews.…
Topics: Australian assistance to Solomon Islands; confirmation of vessel off Australia’s coast. PETER STEFANOVIC: Joining us live is the Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews. Minister, thanks for your time, as always. Deployment numbers seem light though, more were sent to Tonga in 2006. Will that number be increased? KAREN ANDREWS: Well, good morning. Twenty‑three Australian Federal Police were deployed immediately…
KAREN ANDREWS: The Australian Government overnight has joined international partners in expressing serious concerns about malicious cyber activities by China’s Ministry of State Security. In consultation with our partners – and that includes the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan – the Government has determined that China’s Ministry of State Security exploited vulnerabilities in…
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…
Topics: 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…
Topics: COVID-19 travel exemptions, COVID-19 situation in India, Department of Home Affairs Secretary’s ANZAC Day message E&OE ALLISON LANGDON: Australians in India may be banned from returning home with a special Cabinet today considering grounding all flights from the COVID ravaged nation. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews joins us now in the studio. Good morning…
KAREN ANDREWS: Well, hello. It’s an absolute pleasure to be here at Neumanns here on the Gold Coast. Neumanns are, quite frankly, a shining lot of local manufacturing here on the Gold Coast, employing about 160 workers on this site, 350 across the Gold Coast and then more broadly, about 550. They’re a great example…