Subject: Sunshine Coast Airport upgrades, draft Departmental document E & EO Transcript TED O’BRIEN: Welcome. Thank you to the Minister for being here today. This is a great opportunity. We know how proud we are of our asset here, the Sunshine Coast Airport, and so any investment that comes into this airport is more than…
DetailsThe Australian Government’s tough border protection measures to stop illegal people smuggling and ensure the sovereignty of Australia’s borders remain in full force. The decision by the High Court of Australia means that regional processing continues – this is a key element of Operation Sovereign Borders policy. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter…
DetailsSubjects: High Court judgment; tax reform. E&EO… JOURNALIST: I’m joined in the studio by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton. Peter Dutton, welcome to the programme. PETER DUTTON: Thanks, Michael. JOURNALIST: First of all, the High Court has ruled that the offshore detention regime is lawful. So, just to be clear, you will be sending those asylum…
DetailsSubjects: Anglican Dean of Brisbane comments; High Court judgment; tax reform. E&EO… JOURNALIST: Welcome to the programme. PETER DUTTON: Thanks Peter. JOURNALIST: What do you make of this story on the front page of The Australian about the Anglican Dean of Brisbane talking about using his church as a sanctuary for asylum seekers and other…
DetailsSubjects: High Court judgment; offshore processing; resettlement of refugees. E&EO… JOURNALIST: The Minister Peter Dutton joins me now in the studio. Minister, thanks so much for your time. PETER DUTTON: Thanks Laura. JOURNALIST: What does now happen to these 267 people? PETER DUTTON: Well Laura, obviously for a long period of time we’ve said for…
DetailsThis Australia Day, more than 16,000 people from 154 different countries are set to become Australian citizens at almost 400 citizenship ceremonies nationwide. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton congratulated our newest Aussies as they pledged their loyalty and commitment to our country. “Australia Day provides the opportunity for all of us…
DetailsThe Coalition Government is committed to preventing the damage ‘ice’ causes in our communities and this detection by the Australian Border Force (ABF), as part of Operation Serpia, shows that our hardline approach is getting results. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton said the ingrained and developing market for the production, distribution…
DetailsSubjects: Children in detention, Eric Abetz’s comments, Real Social Dynamics E&EO… JOURNALIST: Alright now first things first. I have noticed today the usual moaning that’s around there about children in detention. There is people trying to focus in on again how the Government is still got way too many kids in detention. Can we just…
DetailsLabor has started the New Year with amnesia when it comes to their legacy of 50,000 people arriving on 800 boats. At the height of Labor’s incompetence up to 1,000 people a week off smugglers’ boats were arriving and not being properly processed by Mr Marles’s Labor Government. It will take years to clean up…
DetailsReciprocal work and holiday visa arrangements between Australia and the Slovak Republic and Australia and Slovenia have commenced this year. Young people from both the Slovak Republic and Slovenia now have the opportunity to apply to stay and work in Australia. Young Australians will also enjoy the same prospect in either the Slovak Republic or…
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