Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:22): I thank the member for his question, but I don't thank him for undermining the position of the director-general of ASIO. I don't thank him for that, because, no matter where a person comes from or what visas they hold, our security agencies are involved in the process. We trust their expertise. We take the same advice from the same security agencies—even the same security personnel—as the previous government. Now, we have rejected more than 7,000 visa applications. There are around 1,300 people who have come here from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. I remind the member that the Rafah border crossing is controlled by the Israeli and Egyptian authorities. Let's be clear about what's happening here. That border crossing closed in May. Did they say anything about it in May, in June, in July, in the beginning of August? There was not a peep from the member for Page, who's so passionate about this issue that he's now had multiple questions about this. Mr Hogan interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order. The member for Page has asked his question. Mr ALBANESE: And so, three months later, they have a call for a ban on anyone from Gaza coming to Australia, even though there has been an attempt to redefine what was said during that Sky News interview. It's up to those opposite to explain why it is that they were silent about all of this for all of that time. It was just on the day when we welcomed Olympians home that the leader of the Opposition chose once again— Dr Aly: He can't help himself. The SPEAKER: The minister for child care will cease interjecting. Mr ALBANESE: to remind Australians that there's no moment which is too big for him to show just how small he is.