THE HON ANDREW HASTIE MP
SHADOW MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS

STATEMENT ON ALLEGED FOOTSCRAY MALL ASSAULT BY RELEASED IMMIGRATION DETAINEE

Monday 16 June 2025

This is another massive community safety failure by the Albanese Government.

This shocking attack is exactly the kind of scenario we sought to prevent when the Parliament rushed through preventative detention powers for the NZYQ cohort 18 months ago.

The Government has not made a single application to keep these dangerous criminals off our streets.

And now, we have an innocent person gravely injured by someone who should have been deported by the Albanese Government. This is another preventable tragedy.

What is Tony Burke doing? Why was this offender let free in the Australian community? Why didn’t he exercise preventative detention powers? Why is he so passive in protecting our community?

These questions need to be answered by the Home Affairs Minister.

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