Tuesday, 3 March 2026

 Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (13:45): Last week the media was saturated with reports about the possible return of so-called ISIS brides to Australia. Communities right across this state were rightly asking: where will they go, what safeguards are in place and has Victoria been consulted? Then we heard that the majority of these women and their children reportedly want to come to Victoria. What was the response from the Premier? She claimed she knew nothing about it – nothing. Then on 25 February the Herald Sun reported she had known about this for five months. At a time when Victorians deserve transparency, honesty and leadership on matters of national security we instead saw deflection and denial. This is not a minor administrative issue; this concerns public safety, community confidence and the integrity of our border and security processes. Victorians have every right to expect their Premier to be informed, engaged and up-front. Once again the Premier has failed that test. Victorians deserve better than spin; they deserve the truth.