News Articles for Alex Hawke

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has cancelled the visa of world No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic days out from the Australian Open.

Ben Morton will be promoted to special minister of state and Melissa Price will pick up the science and technology portfolios in a reshuffle today, while separately, Slade Brockman will become Senate president.

The state government will provide quarantine assistance to arrivals from Kabul, as part of Australia's mission to evacuate people from the Taliban-controlled city.

Australia will ramp up rescue flights from Afghanistan after its first successful journey extracted more than 20 people from the war-torn nation.

Australians in India who fail a pre-flight coronavirus test will be banned from boarding when rescue planes restart from May 15.

Australia has indicated it is on track to restart repatriation flights from India where thousands of people are stranded under a controversial travel ban.

The pause in flights out of India has dramatically halted the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in quarantine in Australia.

Scott Morrison is refusing to back down from the India travel ban despite a torrent of criticism from high-profile figures and within conservative ranks.

The federal government has announced a plan to provide more workers for the agricultural sector, which has been impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Canning MP Andrew Hastie has been appointed Assistant Minister for Defence in a ministerial reshuffle.