Politics live: Greens call for US execution livestream to be blocked in Australia; Flydubai pilot’s links to Australia ‘disturbing’
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition says reports the FlyDubai pilot involved in a thwarted hijacking was radicalised while studying in Australia are “deeply disturbing”.At the weekend, the attorney-general of the United Arab Emirates said that pilot Hamad Saif al-Shamsi underwent a “drift towards extremism and terrorism” while studying in Melbourne.That is why the Coalition will tighten visa laws to keep those who preach hatred out of Australia and deport non-citizens who promote violent extremism.Extremism has no place in Austral