Politics live: Greens call for US execution livestream to be blocked in Australia; Flydubai pilot’s links to Australia ‘disturbing’
Australian politicians are debating visa policy and national security following reports that a pilot involved in a hijacking incident was radicalized while studying in Melbourne. The government and opposition are clashing over the effectiveness of current border screening and online monitoring.
Why it matters
The incident has triggered a national debate on the intersection of international student visas, domestic radicalization, and border security.
The opposition says reports the FlyDubai pilot involved in a thwarted hijacking was radicalised while studying in Australia are “deeply disturbing”.
At the weekend, the attorney-general of the United Arab Emirates said that pilot Hamad Saif al-Shamsi underwent a “drift towards extremism and terrorism” while studying in Melbourne.
The shadow home affairs minister, Jonno Duniam , said there could be no place for hate preachers or anyone advocating terror or violence in the country.
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