David Shoebridge backs foreign-military questions on arrival cards
Australian Greens senator for New South Wales
“The Greens are proposing that information contained on the passenger card should include some basic questions.”
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Senate second-reading transcript containing Shoebridge's argument for foreign-military membership questions and Chisholm's response for the government.
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Shoebridge introduced the Greens amendment during the second-reading debate and described the absence of a routine foreign-military membership question.
After the quotation
He cited conflicts involving Israel, Russia, Sudan and other countries, then argued that an incoming passenger card was a suitable place to collect the information.
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Case context: Should Australia require incoming travelers to disclose recent foreign military membership?
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Relative to the proposed arrival-card requirement, Shoebridge supports adding the questions and argues that the information would help authorities assess potential risks.
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