Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews – Transcript – ABC Afternoon Briefing 1 March 2023

Subjects: Superannuation, Benbrika, Temporary Protection Visas GREG JENNETT: On superannuation tax concessions, the Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews joined us from the Gold Coast on that and some national security issues that the Albanese government will also probably have to act on after a significant high court case involving a notorious terrorist is resolved.…

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