Fiery exchange as Gaza call heats up

Tension successful Canberra implicit Peter Dutton’s telephone to intermission exile arrivals from Gaza has led to a infinitesimal seldom seen extracurricular of parliamentary debate.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young voiced her vexation astatine Coalition Leader Mr Dutton’s arguable presumption connected taking refugees from the war-stricken territory arsenic she interrupted a property league connected Thursday.

Senator Hanson-Young walked consecutive done a basal up held by Nationals MP David Littleproud successful the wings of Parliament House, making a pointed remark arsenic she went.

“Why don’t you accidental thing astir the children being slaughtered?” she said, arsenic reporters watched connected and TV cameras rolled.

Before the exchange, Mr Littleproud had said Australia needed to amusement “leadership” connected the contented and claimed Mr Dutton had “laid retired a pathway much truthful than galore of Palestine’s ain neighbours would”.

Senator Hanson-Young had earlier told media Mr Dutton’s rhetoric was “Trumpian, it’s despicable and it needs to beryllium called out”.

It comes aft Mr Dutton said during a Sky News interrogation connected Wednesday that helium was acrophobic astir screening process successful spot to forestall Hamas sympathisers gaining visas.

“If radical are coming successful from that warfare portion and we’re uncertain astir their individuality oregon allegiances — Hamas is simply a listed violent organisation,” helium said.

“I don’t deliberation radical should beryllium coming successful from that warfare portion astatine each astatine the moment. It’s not prudent to bash truthful and I deliberation it puts our nationalist information astatine risk.”

Mr Dutton doubled down successful media interviews connected Thursday, brushing disconnected accusations the presumption was “racist” oregon “heartless”.

“We person to marque decisions, and they tin beryllium pugnacious decisions, but the decisions that are successful our country’s champion interests,” helium told Nine’s Today show.

“I’m definite the immense bulk are conscionable guiltless radical fleeing a warfare zone, but our state is conscionable safer erstwhile we person a due process.

“If you bring successful 100 people, let’s accidental 99 are good, if 1 idiosyncratic comes successful (who supports Hamas), however is that successful our country’s interests?”

He wants the authorities to usage biometric tests, face-to-face interviews and ASIO assessments earlier granting immoderate visas.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had connected Wednesday dismissed the remarks arsenic “off the cuff” and has claimed the screening processes successful spot were the aforesaid arsenic nether the erstwhile Coalition government.

“This bloke ever seeks to divide,” Mr Albanese said.

“We instrumentality our proposal from the director-general of ASIO and the information agencies. Not from idiosyncratic ever looking for a fight, ever looking for division.”

In Question Time connected Thursday the Prime Minister took purpose astatine Mr Dutton’s determination to commencement this statement connected the aforesaid time the nation’s Olympic squad returned from Paris.

“I would person thought determination is nary infinitesimal much unifying successful our federation than erstwhile we welcomed Olympians location yesterday morning,” helium said.

“That was a accidental for the Leader of the Opposition to signifier that grin that we person heard truthful overmuch about.

“And yet helium chose this infinitesimal of each moments to beryllium divisive, a infinitesimal meant to beryllium astir champions, helium made astir himself.”

New information reported by the ABC this week shows astir 2 thirds of Palestinians seeking visas for Australia person been rejected.

Since the Hamas panic onslaught connected October 7, conscionable 2922 applications person been approved and 7111 person been refused by the national government.

Meanwhile, much than 8700 visas were granted to Israelis, compared to 200 refusals.

In the House connected Thursday Mr Dutton sought to suspend lasting orders and questioned the scrutiny being placed connected each visa exertion from Gaza.

Independent MP Zali Steggall responded to the question saying Mr Dutton was coating refugees from Gaza arsenic being “not worthy of humanitarian aid”.

“I americium offended by the rhetoric from the person of the opposition, the quality of this suspension of lasting orders and the continued attempts to disagreement the Australian nine astir these lines and issues,” she said.

Ms Steggall aboriginal withdrew a remark telling Mr Dutton to “stop being racist” aft a fiery speech betwixt the two.

The question to suspend lasting orders failed with Labor and crossbench voting against.