Philip Ruddock
Philip Ruddock
Philip Maxwell Ruddockis an Australian politician who was a Liberal member of the House of Representatives from 1973 to 2016. First elected in a 1973 by-election, by the time of his retirement, he was the last parliamentary survivor of the Whitlam and Fraser Governments. He was both the Father of the House and the Father of the Parliament from 1998 to his retirement. He is the second longest-serving parliamentarian in the history of the Australian Parliament. Ruddock served continuously in...
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The United States government has now advised that it does not intend to bring charges against Mr. Habib,
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It's certainly the case that ASIO did not issue an adverse security assessment at the time of his (visa) application,
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We will not succumb to any pressure in relation to people who have no entitlement to be released into the Australian community,
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The reason he's in custody is because his visa has been cancelled. The reason his visa has been cancelled is because he's received an adverse security assessment,
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This doesn't mean we can relax but it is pleasing progress.
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This is a matter in which one needs to deal with Mr Hicks fairly but one shouldn't see unreasonable delay in relation to getting on with the matter,
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ASIO is responsible for protecting the Australian community from all forms of politically motivated violence, including violent protest activity, and they've made an assessment in relation to those matters.
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Detention policy is public policy in Australia which will not be unwound,
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Any movement outside the perimeter of the house and yard will be accompanied by an officer,
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These events started when people were endeavoring to place pressure on us in relation to those matters,
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The terms of reference have been amended in accordance with Mr Cole's request that he be given until the end of June to deliver his report.
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I don't know that there is a role to look at departmental matters.
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My concern about families is that I'm not yet satisfied that there are arrangements which would meet my principle objective, which is to have people available for processing and for removal if they're not refugees.
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but that does not mean that the statements in it are anything more than rhetoric.