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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I would simply say that the issue of how the detention centers themselves are managed is not a matter (in which) treaties or any involvement of the UN is appropriate,
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Mr Habib remains of interest in a security context because of his former associations and activities. Because of this interest, relevant agencies will undertake appropriate measures.
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My understanding of the evidence is that some of the product had been actually purchased, others had been ordered, ... The intelligence assessment is that this was an enterprise designed to manufacture a very large quantity of explosives.
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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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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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If the parliament is sitting it has to undertake business, that's not a question of picking and choosing,
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People are endeavoring to put us under duress, to coerce us to give them outcomes to which they are not entitled,
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Removing those territories from the migration zone will mean that it will not be possible to make a valid application for a protection visa or temporary protection visa while in those areas.
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It hasn't been influenced by me, my colleagues, or foreign government influence,
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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,
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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.
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we can do our job, and that is to keep them out.
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but that does not mean that the statements in it are anything more than rhetoric.
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I don't know that there is a role to look at departmental matters.