Michael Keenan MP

ANOTHER BOAT ARRIVES AS FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS DOUBLE DIP UNDER LABOR

  The arrival of another illegal boat, with 68 people on board, comes on the same day as official revelations that asylum seekers are double dipping under Labor’s soft policies after being rejected by the Howard Government, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Sh... ... more

Labor Budget strips millions from Customs as Australia’s border crisis worsens

“The Gillard Government has offered no relief to the already overstretched and under resourced Customs and Border Protection Command but instead have cut a further $25.9 million in funding and another 190 staff from Customs, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan s... ... more

OVER 3,000 ARRIVALS THIS YEAR AS LABOR TRIES TO HIDE FROM BOAT FAILURE

  The arrival of the latest illegal boat, with 63 people on board, means more than 3,000 people have arrived so far this year as Minister Bowen refuses to come clean on the cost and extent of the border crisis now hitting Australian suburbs, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Sco... ... more

Labor takes an axe to frontline crime fighting agencies as violence escalates on our streets

Labor’s response to the escalating violence on our streets is to cut a further $133 million from the AFP, stretching their resources even further and making it hard to effectively do their job, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said.   “Over the past tw... ... more

PEOPLE SMUGGLERS PRODUCT RUNNING OFF THE SHELVES AS ANOTHER BOAT ARRIVES

  The arrival of another illegal boat, with over 120 people on board, means more than 670 people have arrived in just two weeks in continued response to Labor’s soft border policies, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Bo... ... more

Gillard breaks AFP officer promise

The Gillard Labor Government has again deferred $25.9 million in funding for their election promise of 500 AFP officers for the second year in a row, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said.   “In the lead up to the 2007 election Labor promised to fund t... ... more

Weak Home Affairs Minister follows Bob Carr playbook

Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare - a Bob Carr protégée - has taken spin to new heights with his lame attempts to blame the recent spate of gun crime on a local black market, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said.   “The most fundamental job of a G... ... more

LABOR'S BUDGET WEEK OF BOATS

The arrival of the latest illegal boat, with 84 people on board, is the sixth to arrive since Sunday meaning more than 550 people have arrived during budget week, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection, Michael K... ... more

Criminal Proceeds to Prop Up Labor’s Dodgy Budget

“Labor’s accounting tricks have reached a new low by hoarding millions in criminal assets to contribute to their dubious Budget surplus, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said.    “The Gillard Government will take $58.3 million directly from crimin... ... more

LABOR STALL ANOTHER VOTE ON MALAYSIAN PEOPLE SWAP IN THE PARLIAMENT

The Government has once again stalled a vote in the Parliament on attempts to legalise their failed Malaysian people swap, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison said today.   “The Government has once again failed to have its Malaysian people swap tested in the Parlia... ... more

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