The Coalition is concerned about the increased risk to Australia’s border security by Labor’s deliberate and calculated dismantling of Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) as the government confirms it will provide the legacy illegal boat arrival caseload with permanent visas. The Coalition has consistently warned that Labor’s plan to abolish Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) will fulfil…
THE HON KAREN ANDREWS MP – Shadow Minister for Home Affairs, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence, Federal Member for McPherson 28 October 2022 Sensitive missions risking the lives of Australians – including those that are in overseas camps – need to be treated carefully, and with due consideration of…
I welcome the opportunity to serve the Coalition team in the senior role of Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence. Having served the nation as Minister for Home Affairs, I know how crucial the work of this Department and its Agencies is for both…
Protecting Australians and safeguarding our way of life has always been the highest priority for Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews. Minister Andrews said it was an honour leading the men and women of the Home Affairs Portfolio, whose diligence continues to keep Australia prosperous, secure, and united. “Australia has the best operational law enforcement and…
The Morrison Government is stamping out crime and improving community safety right around Australia, with our $50 million investment in the highly successful Safer Communities Fund. $1.7 million of the latest round of our Safer Communities Fund will go directly to services to keep the South-West Sydney community safe. This includes almost $1 million to…
The Morrison Government continues to stamp out crime and improve community safety right around Australia, with an extra $50 million investment in the 2022-23 Budget for the highly successful Safer Communities Fund. Our funding for the Safer Communities Fund means Sydwest Multicultural Services will benefit from almost $1 million for practical community projects to bring communities…
Subjects: Morrison Government’s strong border protection policies, Labor’s back-flipping and flip-flopping on our borders. EO&E………………………………………………………… PATRICIA KARVELAS: The bid to pick a fight with Labor over energy policy coincides with efforts to place border protection at the forefront of the campaign – with the PM warning that an Albanese government would see asylum seeker boats start…
In nothing more than a tricky attempt to try and win votes, Anthony Albanese has flipped his position on boat turnbacks mere days into the 2022 election. Mr Albanese is taking the Australian people for mugs by claiming he sees the value of turnbacks, despite arguing against them at Labor’s national conference and declaring he…
SIMON KENNEDY: On the second day of the election campaign before we head to the polls on May 21, it’s great to have Minister Andrews here in Bennelong with a very important announcement that I think the 45,000 families of Bennelong are going to be very interested in. KAREN ANDREWS: Well, thank you very much, Simon. It’s…
The Morrison Government is continuing to keep Australians and their communities safe from illicit drugs by providing more than $3.5 million to Crime Stoppers Australia, to support their national Dob-in-a-Dealer campaign. The successful Crime Stoppers’ Dob-in-a-Dealer campaign will build on previous programs by visiting local communities across Australia and encouraging residents to be active in…