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House of RepresentativesThursday 4 September 2025

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:27): That is an outrageous suggestion. I have respect for our police officers. The questions that were asked yesterday went to whether the Australian government was giving support to this cohort.

I confirmed that the Australian government is not providing assistance to this cohort. Syria is an increasingly unstable region. Our security, as well as our intelligence agency—as you would expect—will continue to work to ensure they are prepared for any Australian citizen who comes home.

But the Australian government is not providing assistance to this cohort. The report yesterday was wrong. I declared it to be wrong.

And long may the opposition continue to get their questions from 'Sky after dark'.

SourceHouse of Representatives, Thursday 4 September 2025 — official recordTA-250904-house-679fa698f29a:s148