QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for the Environment and Water) (14:40): Thank you, Senator Bell. I actually didn't know that, until Senator Paterson just interjected, but I understand what you're saying is that Ukraine is a 'Do not travel' country at the moment. So I presume that your policy would apply to Ukrainians seeking to move here, or is it only from certain parts of the world?

Is it only certain migrants from certain countries that are 'Do not travel' that are banned from coming to Australia? I think we know what is going on here. One Nation is seeking to copy policies from certain other parts of the world and bring them into Australia.

We know that those sorts of policies have been put forward by certain other governments in other parts of the world. Sadly, we often find that the Liberal and National parties then follow One Nation when they copy policies from other parts of the world. So I'll be interested to know how many days it is before the Liberal Party brings in this policy as part of their policy platform, as well.

This government always bases our policies on the advice of security agencies. There is extremely strong vetting that goes on around anyone who seeks to migrate from Australia, whether they be a potentially dangerous individual from the countries that you're referring to or indeed potentially dangerous individuals who are seeking to come to Australia from other countries.

I'm not sure why it is that One Nation doesn't have a problem with dangerous individuals seeking to come to Australia. Would One Nation stop Tommy Robinson from migrating to Australia, a serial criminal who sometimes associates with members of the One Nation party? Our policy is not racially discriminatory.

It's about protecting Australians and encouraging the migrants who make a big difference to Australia. Your policy is simply copying policies from other parts of the world. The PRESIDENT: Senator Bell, first supplementary?