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, |
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. |
The trafficking was by the smugglers, |
The United States government has now advised that it does not intend to bring charges against Mr. Habib, |
These events started when people were endeavoring to place pressure on us in relation to those matters, |
They take no action in relation to lawful protest activity but the assessment has been made in accordance with the provisions of the ASIO Act, |
This doesn't mean we can relax but it is pleasing progress. |
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, |
This is un-Australian and denies people a fair go, |
This morning ... some 70 to 80 detainees set fire to two recreational buildings, the dining room and an ablution block, |
we can do our job, and that is to keep them out. |
We need to reduce our reliance on older, less suitable facilities and focus on purpose-designed and built facilities which will enable us to better cater for those remaining in detention, |
We will not succumb to any pressure in relation to people who have no entitlement to be released into the Australian community, |
What it demonstrates to me is that we have been targeted in the past, we remain of interest to terrorist organizations. This may or may not be a real threat, it may well be a hoax but that matter has to be seriously examined. |
would diminish its capacity. |