Foreign nationals who are members or associates of criminal bikie gangs should be on notice that they could have their visas cancelled and face removal from Australia under Australia’s visa cancellation laws. Already 81 bikie gang members or associates have had their visas cancelled or refused with a number known to be high profile gang…
DetailsJoint Press Conference, Melbourne The Hon Peter Dutton MP – Minister for Immigration and Border Protection The Hon Michael Keenan MP – Minister for Justice – Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Counter Terrorism TRANSCRIPT Subjects: Disrupting the threat of OMCGs, Australia’s gun laws, Operation Sovereign Borders, ISIL, Iranian asylum seekers, proceeds of crime. E&EO……
DetailsSubject: 501 deportations, election timing, Senate reform, Tony Windsor, retirement of Teresa Gambaro, Cambodia resettlement, Operation Sovereign Borders, QLD Government, unions. E&EO… JOURNALIST: Peter Dutton, good morning to you. PETER DUTTON: Good morning, Ray. JOURNALIST: Over the past 15 months we’re told that you’ve revoked or refused to renew visas for more than 1000 people,…
DetailsSubjects: Cambodia resettlement, election timing. E&EO… JOURNALIST: Immigration Minister Peter Dutton joins us now. Minister, good morning to you. Fifty five million dollars, that’s an expensive stop-over. PETER DUTTON: Well Sylvia, obviously the Government is determined to make sure that we don’t allow people smugglers to get back into business. We have been very clear…
DetailsSubjects: Illegal visa overstayers; counter-terrorism unit offloads; detention figures; regional processing. E&EO… JOURNALIST: Minister, good morning. PETER DUTTON: Good morning Ray. How are you? JOURNALIST: Good thank you. We found out almost 62,000 illegal visa overstayers are on the run in Australia – with that number increasing significantly over the past decade – half of…
DetailsThe Australian Government has welcomed news that the last active Southern Ocean illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessel, the Viking, has been detained by the Indonesian Navy last week. The vessel was boarded last week and then escorted to an Indonesian port where the crew are currently under investigation by Indonesian authorities. Australia works…
DetailsAustralian law enforcement officers have delivered another blow in their continued efforts to protect Australia’s national security, detecting more than $400,000 in undeclared excess currency at Melbourne International Airport. Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Counter Terrorism Michael Keenan commended the combined efforts of the Australian…
DetailsThe Australian Border Force (ABF) has initiated an independent review of Australia’s asbestos border control management. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton said the review would examine the effectiveness of Australia’s asbestos border control as enforced by the ABF. “The ABF takes its role in detecting asbestos at the border seriously, however,…
DetailsThe Minister for Defence Senator Marise Payne unveiled the Defence White Paper today confirming that Defence’s ability to contribute to border protection will be enhanced with the introduction of more capable offshore patrol vessels, new manned and unmanned aircraft and a new large-hulled multi-purpose patrol vessel, the Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Protector. “The protection of…
DetailsHungary has today become the latest country to sign a reciprocal arrangement with Australia, allowing young people from both countries to visit each other’s nations under the Australian Government’s work and holiday arrangements. The arrangement was signed today at Parliament House between the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton and Hungarian Ambassador to…
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