QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS

Senator WHITTEN (Western Australia) (16:22): I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by Minister Watt to a question without notice I asked today relating to national security. One Nation is the party that puts the safety of Australians first. This Labor government has forgotten that the protection of Australians is their primary concern, not their compliance with UN treaties and not the wellbeing of foreign criminals but the Australian people.

Instead, what we get from Labor is gaslighting. We get excuses. We are told there is nothing to be done: 'We have obligations under the law; that's why we can't send rapists, murderers and paedophiles home.

That's why we have to let terrorists back to our shores after they've joined the most barbaric terrorist organisation on the planet.' No more excuses. The Labor government is trying to appease a voting bloc that they are relying on—that the Minister for Home Affairs relies on in his electorate. Their migration strategy is purely political.

It ignores their obligation to look after the safety and peace of this great nation, and they do it all while screaming across the chamber that One Nation are racists. Let me tell you what One Nation is. It is the party that is providing solutions to the problems Labor is creating.

We're not motivated by race; we are motivated by the safety and security of Australia. First, we have provided legislation that would provide powers for the minister to exclude terrorists from returning to Australia. This legislation has been carefully considered and endorsed by constitutional experts, not by a newspaper article, Minister Watt.

We have done the work that Labor, with their hundreds of staff, refuses to do. With all those resources, the best they can come up with is the line, 'We aren't providing any assistance to that cohort.' They use all that time and money on excuses. We've given you the answer, use it.

Next, One Nation has announced a policy that would allow DFAT's assessments and ban immigration from countries that are listed as 'do not travel' and require advance vetting for countries that have large areas designated as 'do not travel'. These are your departments. Are you seriously telling us that they are advising 'do not travel' zones based on racism?

We aren't motivated by race. We are motivated by the safety of all Australians. It is high time the Labor government started taking this seriously.

One Nation is providing sensible, developed solutions where Labor is providing the inside of a doughnut. Question agreed to.