Topics: Reimagine 2.0; Queensland border restrictions; The National Plan for Reopening; Funding for the Coomera Connector; The Murugappan Family; International border restrictions; The Ashes E&OE Angie Bell MP: Good morning everyone, it’s wonderful to be here in the beating heart of Moncrieff and Surfers Paradise at The Island with my colleagues, Minister Robert, and Minister Andrews,…
Topics: Daniel Morcombe Foundation; child sexual exploitation; online safety. TED O’BRIEN: We have with us today Karen Andrews – the Minister for Home Affairs – who is responsible for the Australian Federal Police and issues relating to child sexual exploitation; an insidious set of issues that really does require leadership and that’s what the Minister…
Topics: Ministerial standards; AUKUS nuclear submarine arrangements; Tamil Family. MATT WEBBER: Karen Andrews, Federal Minister for Home Affairs and Member for McPherson here on the Gold Coast. Good morning, Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Matt. How are you? MATT WEBBER: I’m going very well, school holidays upon us – of course we’ll get to all…
Topics: Continuing threat of terrorism; high-risk terrorist offenders legislation; Digital Passenger Declaration; COVID-19 vaccine rollout. NEIL BREEN: Every Wednesday I speak to Home Affairs Minister, Member for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Cabinet Minister as well, Karen Andrews. Good morning Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Neil. How are you? NEIL BREEN: I’m very well, thanks.…
Topics: Continuing threat of terrorism; address to Australian Strategic Policy Institute; extended supervision orders legislation. LIAM BARTLETT: Home Affairs Minister, Karen Andrews, joins us on the program. Minister, good morning. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, how are you? LIAM BARTLETT: I’m good. Thank you for your time this morning. The timing on all this – a…
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be with you; even if we could only meet virtually. I would like to thank ASPI and Peter Jennings for the kind invitation to address this important forum. Twenty years ago, we saw terrorist attacks in the United States that claimed 2,977 innocent lives, including those of…
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…
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…
Topics: 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…