‘Better late than never’: Tony Burke warns of visa cancellations as Hezbollah flag flies at rallies

Sky News host James Macpherson commented on Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke's recent warning to Hezbollah supporters.
It comes as Mr Burke warned he will consider cancelling the visas of anyone who incites discord after protesters in Sydney and Melbourne waved Hezbollah flags and carried portraits of the assassinated terrorist Hasan Nasrallah during marches today.
“So I'm sorry, Mr Burke, but when you say from day one, we've been strong on this, that's absolute garbage, but maybe better late than never,” Mr Macpherson said.
“Let's hope that he's true to his word and that security agencies find the people who are expressing these sentiments.”

[@reymisteryo9163]

Be like Poland, and your country will be peaceful.

[@josephgee143]

Benzion Mileikowksy is from Poland.

[@stephenholland4057]

​@@josephgee143 No he's from Tel Aviv, his mother is from Jerusalem.

[@yevgenymashenberg2369]

@@josephgee143so ?what exactly the point of your s***d comment ? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sharma.1971]

They will not learn, they are brainless 😂😂

[@christinadelaney9492]

It is absolutely ridiculous that we continue to import more and more of these people when anyone with half a brain knows that Islam is completely incompatible with the west. All you have to do is read the Quran to know what their plans are. They want a worldwide caliphate and to rid the world of western ideals. It isn’t rocket science.

[@Crave404]

Cmon Australia, don’t become like the UK. Stand strong and stop being cowards

[@Retiredroamers]

We have cowards running the country for outsiders, until we get rid of Albo and Labor we will continue to fail as a nation.

[@leftymuller]

everybody there holding pictures or chanting at this protest should all lose their visas... its all talk.. not 1 will be deported

[@daniellebcooper7160]

hear hear

[@borarider669]

Even the citizenship holders should be revocated.

[@dontrump4697]

Sadly I believe that to be very true.

[@simonharry9618]

i agree, well said

[@juliebeaven8486]

Spot on!!

[@sgangi2562]

Labor is all talk and no action. We need a change of government .

[@dankenk]

Than come on!!! I wish! The Liberal party is so much better!

[@kettlekett13]

Yes @sgangi2562 right on 👍👍🙂👍

[@georgedmello6028]

Trump Trump Trump is coming

[@leonharrison800]

​@@georgedmello6028 Go to America. Leave!!!🇵🇸🇱🇧

[@markhill9275]

​@@georgedmello6028not in Aus, we want nothing to do with USoNA wankers! Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!

[@EricShingles-p6q]

Time to draw a line in the sand, why are these people allowed go against everything Australia stands for ? Protesting for Hamas or Hezbollah, you need to LEAVE

[@ibrahimhazife7092]

Half theses people are born in Australia and what low life's they chant a support criminal corruption officials im Lebanese and ill tell you if Lebanon was so good no Lebanese would be here but it's the worst shit hole in the system a country run by corruption and criminals and a country that kills good leaders when they try to build Lebanon and give it a future this here to says if you like Lebanon over Australia you should be exiled for life I blame our Australian governments for this

[@SueNicholls-95]

Australians or not, they ALL should be deported immediately to Lebanon!!!

[@russellking9762]

Problem is they are born here and are not on Visa's

[@EllenHanna-cj9lx]

@@russellking9762Arrest them this is Australia not the middle east.

[@matter_of_fact_]

@@russellking9762 It's still a crime to support terrorists. They can go to jail at least.

[@H.Hardrada]

I remember as a kid watching marches like this in the Middle East. Now I'm seeing them on the streets in Western countries. This is truly appalling.

[@ShaminaPerera]

Asia seems safer than the west now. The west is finished due to poor migration policies sadly.

[@wdp7128]

If you are referring to Australia. It isn't a western country mate.

[@Dave_DownUnder]

@@wdp7128 Maybe not, but we have western values.

[@JoySmith-z6p]

​@@Dave_DownUndersome of us anyway.

[@H.Hardrada]

@@wdp7128 it's 100% a Western country. What are you on?

[@sousasaraiva9977]

Albo , the Australians traitor.Allowing these people into Australian

[@davidgarzon9191]

Go to Ikea or Kmart looks like you are in a combination of Mogadishu, Islamabad and Beirut.

[@bertsrig6153]

It’s been going on for years before that idiot got in power, he’s just the latest in a long list of traitors to Australia.

[@bertsrig6153]

It started long before that idiot became PM, he’s just the latest in a long line of scumbags that don’t give a shit about the Australian people, only about power.

[@bertsrig6153]

It started a long time before that clown came to power.

[@May-mp9vw]

Typical sooks that you are. Elect people who love to have war with other nations then come crying abt migration.

[@jeffsmart7674]

Tony Burke doesn’t have the balls to enforce his law. His strength is being a smart arse in parliament, tough politician - not

[@stephenkirton9921]

Their from his electorate he dare not upset them or he will be voted out

[@KLM_ZA]

Thanks so much for bringing these people to Australia labor!

[@josephgee143]

It's ISRAELIA soon, like the United States of Israel.

[@maximusjaip]

Australia 🦘🦘 very soon will become London which is no different than Karachi

[@serif392]

It is a very very sad state of affairs. Who would believe the Brits would allow this to happen..now you've got stasi Starmer sausage head..not good.

[@MegaStooi]

I am disgusted with this government. They are weak and afraid of these terrorist supporters. Maintaining law and order is the simplest of task but yet this government is not up to it.

[@thinkie12]

They would dare to protest in Saudi Arabia.

[@Sixty9nine]

They're peaceful protesters. Where's the issue? Why shouldn't they be allowed to protest this heinous crime being committed by the state of Israel against innocent lives? Get your head out of the ground and look what's happening in Palestine and Lebanon! Innocent people are being killed because of Israel, and yet you're crying about a peaceful protest?

[@Ggcxgdgdgete244]

Who are the terrorist in the world?? Palestanian who are protecting their own land and civilians from Israeli genocide and occupation right now??? Or the Israeli Zionist who kicked out from German land, they can go back to the German land and fight for their own ancestors land in Germany but not in Palestinian land.

[@turnyourbacktoit]

​@@Sixty9nine No Arab country will take them

[@Jeffmbeha]

​@Sixty9nine Stop reasoning with fish brains and see the reality, if you really know peace and who is peaceful, you would not associate peace and love with Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis and ISIS...

[@MTx485]

I can’t believe that’s Australia. Shame.

[@josephgee143]

More like ISRAELIA.

[@karugamartha9208]

What a shame 😢

[@sousasaraiva9977]

​@josephgee143 we love ISRAEL 🇮🇱 ❤️ ♥️ ALL AUSTRALIANS love Israel 🇮🇱 ❤️

[@arizonapicker1836]

@@josephgee143 Cry more

[@georgemiller5950]

Deport the bastard

[@aliceclayton1914]

I think Tony Burks definition of STRONG , is a bit like a man in a dress!

[@pureblood-nz4ez]

😂😅

[@richreal7406]

❤

[@danya.9602]

The evil one knows how to confuse humans. Demons are roaming the earth.

[@johnoneill1011]

Tony Burke requires the Muslim vote in his western Sydney electorate to keep his seat in Parliament, so there is no chance he will deport Muslims.

[@stephenkirton9921]

Very true he is a snake in the grass

[@robertheritage-i8h]

Then he is an enemy of the people

[@carllyons4903]

Kick the sh** out now or pay the price in the future, all you have to do is look at the UK 🤬

[@4321Wicky]

Danica & James, a brilliant expose! That "tiny minority" will be good enough to take Australia in the same path of Lebanon in time to come! That is what happened in Lebanon in 1980s & 1990s. Look at how Hezbollah ruined a beautiful country over a period of three decades.

[@Ryanjoned163]

Another member of Alan's snack bar the religion of peace, bites the dust

[@josephgee143]

Satanyahu Nazinyahu Benzion Mileikowksy from Poland

[@yevgenymashenberg2369]

@@josephgee143🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪✌️ keep coping

[@arizonapicker1836]

@@josephgee143 Try to cope harder child

[@arizonapicker1836]

@@yevgenymashenberg2369 Cry more

[@gregkle9384]

@@josephgee143return hostages

[@mortymorty7903]

Believe it when I see it .

[@MrRatclima]

"consider." What an effing joke Australia has become.

[@waynetowers5828]

That’s why I left Australia, 7th generation Aussie beautiful country , but these protesters are questionable

[@waynetowers5828]

Terrorist supporters, why the hell are they in Australia

[@fly4fun24]

Australia has become the beacon of WOKENESS

[@irsh941988]

Darkness

[@peaceful3250]

The government has and a minority of people has. The sane majority is ignored and doesn't get publicity.

[@EvangelineBravo-d8i]

Cancelled visa is a must

[@navajojohn9448]

I watched videos said to be out of Iran, Lebanon, Jordon, and Syria showing people in the streets celebrating the results of Israel's action,

[@MP-ye6tv]

he will CONSIDER it… means nothing… he won’t do a thing

[@sousasaraiva9977]

Labor protecting terrorism

[@aliceclayton1914]

@@sousasaraiva9977 Labor is inviting terrorists

[@sousasaraiva9977]

Albo , traitor of Australians

[@chrisholznagel7428]

Now labor allows mourning for a terrorist leader. That coward hiding in a bunker. Labor should be facing criminal charges for this. No exceptions, no excuses just put in gaol and forgotten. Australia is becoming weak for tolerating this. What the hell is going on with the Governor General, exercise your power and dismiss this radicalised movement, they call the ALP. People that vote labor your a disgrace.

[@Colin-vl4rn]

Albanese, the snake in the grass made sure the Govenor General was from the same stable as himself so that will never happen. We MUST dispose of this political abomination called a government through the ballot box.. All people who understand what is happening should flood their electorates with the truth about having Islamists in our country many of whom would kill any one from our western religions or be happy to die as a martyr for their cause even in OUR country. Just look at what has already happened through-out Europe. Civil disobedience supporting war efforts from a hostile culture must be squashed immediately. Their attitude taught from a young age is ingrained into them and no amount of multicultural rubbish that counties have been conned to expect good results from will alter this factual situation. Please put our culture first and forermost and reverse this tragedy before it gets really out of control.

[@Davechappelle445]

Tbis is what happens when you let people in with incompatible ideologies

[@paulhone8312]

Mr Burke said only he would "consider", not that he would do! For a pollie, to "consider" also means, " I'm not doing anything!" Where are the iron-willed statesmen who once graced Parliament with dignity & integrity?

[@rosriggs9728]

He can consider until the next election.... which is likely what he is want to do. Why are we lumbered with fools - the whole labor party are fools... get on with it you Burke.

[@dontrump4697]

Sadly very much gone!

[@douglaswasley1461]

It appears it's now legal to support Hezbollah if you are marching in the streets, if it's not legal, have any arrests been made???

[@martynfernandes6051]

If you want to get arrested, try walking around with an Aussie flag. Wonder how they going to handle Australia Day.

[@douglaswasley1461]

@@martynfernandes6051 so right...great comment

[@simongross3122]

If it's a tiny minority, why aren't they arresting that tiny minority?

[@karugamartha9208]

We need more answers from The Authorities

[@turnyourbacktoit]

​@@simongross3122 Because it's a minority. Simple enough. Except the minority no mask bit. Quite confusing.... 🤔🤔

[@andrewjohns6823]

He got his just deserts like a rat down a hole after a taipan visit... well done Israel

[@SGI999]

Keep on it Sky News Australia. Good job👍

[@nev707]

Demonstrations celebrating Nasrallah’s death in Lebanon, Syria and even Iran.

[@Shauno777]

Deport

[@gerryarlington1819]

PAGERS FOR PALESTINE!

[@SueNicholls-95]

Absolutely 😂😂😂😂😂

[@turnyourbacktoit]

Free pager for every protester.

[@YB-ok1ny]

Shouldn’t ASIO be talking to MPs asap who share this dangerous ideology?

[@MarkyWaters-yo7je]

Correct 💯

[@KT-bb1tb]

FFS....Like Burke'a Knows what he's talking about !

[@joanneguerrisi888]

He needs their votes..

[@debbiefisher2921]

Tony burke do what your getting paid for

[@lynettekeen9912]

Come on Albo. Be a leader of our country & do something about this absolute disgusting behaviour on our streets. How can you allow this ? And the shameful terrost flags. Stop this . Enough is enough.

[@melshewchuk9970]

Deportations

[@BeBlessed-ISRAEL]

God Bless Israel 🇮🇱 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 🙌 😊 🇮🇱 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 🙌

[@marlenede-abel1336]

God doesn’t bless murderers!

[@daniellebcooper7160]

supporters of such regimes shouldent be here.

[@Kuttanaadan]

Why are these people not protesting in Qatar or Saudi Arabia ?

[@paddlesmcbean2366]

Because those countries know these people are guaranteed trouble. Our labor govt are traitorous idiots who refuse to defend our country in fact they are actively dividing it and sowing chaos.

[@jonlbdg]

Because the leaders of all those countries know that Israel is cleaning up their mess for them …and they don’t allow them to come out and protest…

[@RookayaAlshinawa2161]

Because majority are Sunni and you may know that some sunnis don’t like the Shia and Hasan nasrallah was a Shia so yea actually the Sunnis in Syria celebrated and danced and gave out sweets for his death but it’s confusing because they were fighting back at Israel for the Palestinians

[@stephenkirton9921]

Because they would be locked up and not for a short time.

[@MAGA2024-pf4yw]

@@RookayaAlshinawa2161 I also remember when Moslems, both Shia and Sunni were celebrating with joy on the 9/11 attacks on my nation. The Palestinian Moslem Arabs in Gaza being one of them, now they resemble Ground Zero, plus worse. Karma's a bitch huh?

[@darrencarter-fk3oo]

Thanks Labor Australia is so much safer since you imported the enemy.

[@barrysmith9411]

From the river to the sea the ISRAELI flag is what you will see.

[@josephgee143]

Epsteins island?

[@Sir_Galahad777]

​@josephgee143 how many times have you been there?

[@ferdnerkel]

From river to river and sea to sea.

[@sousasaraiva9977]

Avante Israel 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@arizonapicker1836]

@@josephgee143 Your moms house

[@helenwilson9732]

Ten thousand is no small number This is not our war and should not be fought in our streets

[@shiningking]

U let wolves get into your country..now thats a big problem

[@dmiddleclassreviews1688]

There are 56 Islamic countries in the world.. But they won't gonna let 1 country to live peacefully

[@wilburgraham6260]

The Greens and their Rainbow cmnty will not be happy with WhataBurke 🤣

[@mustafabinsober1248]

Who let them in?

[@georgedmello6028]

Satan because it’s the author of Kor$@?a-//n

[@patchan1467]

Who else? The current govt.

[@MAGA2024-pf4yw]

Most likely the offspring of past generation/s, that lot breed like a plaque of ants. Import the third world, become the third world, simple. Trump 2024 God Bless America!!

[@robertheritage-i8h]

John Howard started this

[@turnyourbacktoit]

​@@robertheritage-i8h No he didn't... bwahahahaha, imbecile... Never have more middle eastern migrants been allowed into the country until this recent ALP government.

[@brentonweidenhofer1340]

Get them out the country now

[@josephgee143]

Send them home to Israel

[@loco4zamac]

When you bring people from troubled countries, you begin to understand why their home country is in trouble: it’s because of them. They and their actions are the problem. You’re not removing them from the problem; you’re bringing the problem to yourself.

[@aliceclayton1914]

@@loco4zamac they aren’t just from a troubled country, they ARE the trouble. I believe there are very very few, actual refugees, maybe 0.001 % the rest are either supporters if not soldiers of HUMAS. The rest of the world is not taking the chance to find out!

[@Ishai451]

Visas? How did these people even get in 😮

[@EllenHanna-cj9lx]

Most of them are born here unfortunately but Moslem is always a Moslem you can’t change them

[@aliceclayton1914]

@@Ishai451 ALBANESE is inviting them, and is fully aware of what they are and what they will do soon in this country

[@LouSimpson-vn5wn]

Miss wrong, bowl hair cut with no balls caused all this.

[@jameseddy5309]

Wong….the fence jumper….

[@andrewbroome7404]

Deportation rally

[@saarpaz4584]

Expel

[@sl2462]

Absolute disgrace we are talking about people with these views in this country. Can you believe we are literally giving up housing supply for these people. What a joke.

[@bernardduppaas5584]

God bless Israel

[@Colin-vl4rn]

Promises and more promises but when push comes to shove nothing is done. Certain elements are testing our resolve in this issue and the direct flouting of peaceful assembly laws have shown the government is unable for whatever reason to carry out elementary policing, reporting and deportation procedural actiion. PLease bring on the next election as soon as possible so that we can show some civil strength against lawbreakers.

[@Terry-ft7ls]

There are slow learners in our government and there are never learners

[@mahasingh9078]

No words, real action needed and needed immediately. These people are abusing the Australian system and hospitality. They should have been grateful for having been allowed into the country but for them, the only thing that matters is Islam with no respect for the law of the land.

[@deantrower7164]

I'm no lawyer, but isn't support for a registered terrorist organisation, like, an actual crime?

[@moshenazarathy6211]

So, people in Australia are opening rooting for Hizballah ...whereas the People of Free Lebanon (Christians, Sunni Moslems and Druze) were dancing in the streets and distributing candy in celebration, upon getting the news of being liberated of the Nasrallah tyrant. From outside it appears the Aussie politicians in power make no effort to learn from the European community experience dealing with unchecked jihadist extremism. It is too late in the EU, the damage is irreversible there, but it is not yet too late for you Aussies, provided you wake up now and tell your politicians to not put you in harm's way.

[@MAGA2024-pf4yw]

Actually Sunni Moslem terror extremism far, far overshadows Shia related terrorism. I cannot remember any terror attack in the last 30 years, in the west anyway, commited by Shia Moslems.

[@vincentcacciola7161]

Wow Tony Purke is a slow learner

[@Agonelli]

Tony Burke, as with all politicians, are all talk and no action.

[@zhaowei3025]

Albanese the anti semite won’t have a bar of this no visa cancellations and in fact police protection 😂

[@josephgee143]

Out comes the Anti-scummetic card.

[@arizonapicker1836]

@@josephgee143 Cope

[@turnyourbacktoit]

​@@josephgee143 Stock up on tissues. Your gonna need them.

[@EvangelineBravo-d8i]

Islamic funded the rallies

[@privatecitizen62]

Why are they in the country supporting terrorists

[@ranger77554]

Why gave visa first place for them?

[@glarnlinthal7356]

No won’t happen, he needs their votes 😎

[@jamesraj6531]

Be strong Australia.

[@Davechappelle445]

Tbis is what happens when you let people in with incompatible ideologies

[@robertfitchett-o6n]

Consider = do nothing.

[@elastotec173]

These people should never have been brought into Australia - thank you Labour and the Greens for this debacle.

[@Ryanjoned163]

Bea smith off Wentworth prison for the next prime minister of Australia 🇦🇺

[@canthelpit8226]

The key word "consider" that sounds soooo strong. What a joke.

[@absolute_abundance]

Diagusting !

[@explorandom8739]

letting them IN your country is already a big mistake.

[@tigerward88]

Just cancel grow some

[@gerards7075]

Any that have been granted Australian citizenship and are taking part in these illegal rallies should have their citizenship cancelled and then deported back to where they came from..

[@outback109]

Penny wouldn't allow that.

[@virendrajain2104]

It shall be too late if no action taken in time

[@marcellino1956]

Man I must be hung over I first thought they were going to cancel their credit cards....Visas now i got it !!!

[@thecareyaffair]

Hahahahaha that's classic! 🤣

[@marcellino1956]

@@thecareyaffair Man to much tequila last night

[@dontrump4697]

They wouldn't be able to cancel their credit cards - that's probably where their Centrelink payment goes.

[@marcellino1956]

@@dontrump4697 Not Familiar with center link is it the same as welfare payments like here in America??? If it is then I know exactly what you mean and how you feel

[@dontrump4697]

@@marcellino1956 Yes you are correct - taxpayer funded government welfare payments.

[@jonrend]

Omg. What is happening in Aussie?

[@dac088]

It looks bigger than it is. Western Sydney and certain parts of Melbourne do have these foils, but for the other 99.98% of Australia, it is normal life.

[@turnyourbacktoit]

​@@dac088 Been to regional nsw recently ? More like Sydney ......

[@dac088]

@turnyourbacktoit Shit. Really? I didn't realise. I thought tjru were all staying in the major cities.

[@turnyourbacktoit]

@@dac088 No. Regional nsw is now the place for rabbits from the city.

[@jonathandavidson78]

Prove to me Labor that you don't support terrorism. Completely out of control

[@joanneguerrisi888]

That would be the whole ALP..Greens & Teals..

[@colc2190]

Burke, grow a pair and put the safety of Australians ahead of your own personal ambitions. That is what you were elected to do

[@danielleclark6908]

Well put!!!

[@vijoyalex1228]

Strip the citizenship or expel them. If on a student visa no right to divert from the main stream. Good move PM, you will be in the political history of U K.

[@gerryattrik4410]

He will “consider” it. That means zero.

[@sendryuti596]

You are right.. Empty talk

[@jasonalmendra3823]

BBC is in mourning.

[@Firestarter-AU]

GET UP! FIGHT BACK!! 50,000 TO FLY AUSTRALIAN FLAGS ...MAKE AUSTRALIA DAY EVERY DAY!! 🇦🇺 EVERY DAY AUSTRALIA DAY!! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 Do it NOW!

[@MammaBear-xp7ur]

Start by cancelling the visas of gazans. You can do that today!

[@gregwells8764]

Labor themselves are breaking Australian Law ! GET RID OF LABOR before Labor get rid of Australia

[@sharma.1971]

Australian government and people are welcoming and hugging their own destruction with simle 😂😂

[@Brett-gb7tf]

I hope ASIO is doing there job recording and identifying those involved it's their role not the priministers remember Albo shut ASIO out of security meetings don't forget this Australia

[@allanhall3749]

You want to keep calm, dont allow these marches. If you want to protest go to gaza or Lebanon.

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

i amfor taking away visas, as those people are being done a favor just beign allowe to be there, but I'm not sure about arresting citizens for waving a terror flag: i am, of course, against Hezbollah, but tha5 seems lke an infringement on free speech to me

[@dws055]

Consequences are coming. We need to be patient a little while longer. Only the meek will inherit what is to come shortly. In these last days of this system of things, the contrasts between those serving God and those not serving him are readily apparent. True Christians are now shining like the sun and will be found in every area of the globe. They have put on the complete suit of armor, and are ready for the next decade and the extreme challenges that the world situation will deliver from the dragon and his earthly accomplices.

[@kettlekett13]

🤔 the people who are more on it is Sky News Australia and the people who write comments on it and then government is 👍👍

[@guylancaster2055]

Who ever thought that these people would make a valuable and positive contribution to our society??? Or did we let these questionable people in out of sympathy? and this is how we are repaid

[@DaveD4v3]

australians dont know who hezbollah is to start with ...Arabs are parting in the streets , but in oz we are having support rallies , shame on us

[@MrMAXZ888]

How many Moozlims did you Aussies allowed in, over the years?