Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has copped a grilling from journalists after Labor's new legislation surrounding immigration detainees was voted down.
Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles grilled after Coalition and Greens team up to delay emergency immigration detainee laws
The Coalition and the Greens in the Senate teamed up on Wednesday to delay the bill to refer the emergency powers to a parliamentary inquiry.Immigration Minister Andrew Giles and Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil copped a barrage of questions surrounding Labor's new detainee laws. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
She said the the bill brought forward this week was"a very common sense proposal" which would assist the Australian government to deal with detainees who had"exhausted every legal option to continue to stay in our country". Immediately after she finished her sentence, Ms O’Neil was hit with a wave questions from journalists about the urgency of the new legislation.
"This is an area where the opposition have continually pressed us on the need to act urgently to ensure the community is kept safe. Asked what connection the legislation has to the upcoming High Court hearing for case ASF17, Ms O'Neil said she would not comment on legal issues and matters before the court.
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