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Australian Greens Seek to Block US Execution Livestream; Opposition Responds to FlyDubai Pilot Radicalisation Report

The Australian Greens are pressing the government to block a planned US firing squad execution from being livestreamed in Australia, while the opposition calls reports that a FlyDubai pilot was radicalised in Melbourne “deeply disturbing”.

AI News Feed · 2026-10-12 05:40

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young wrote to eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant and communications minister Anika Wells seeking assurance that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan would not be shown in Australia. US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth said last week that the public would be able to watch Hasan’s execution on 3 December.

Hanson-Young suggested large fines could apply to digital platforms if they showed the stream or did not take steps to block the video at a later date. She told the ABC: “I think this is incredibly shocking and barbaric, and Australians don’t want this on our screens.”

Separately, the opposition responded to comments from the United Arab Emirates’ attorney-general, who said at the weekend that FlyDubai pilot Hamad Saif al-Shamsi underwent a “drift towards extremism and terrorism” while studying in Melbourne. Shadow home affairs minister Jonno Duniam said there could be no place for hate preachers or anyone advocating terror or violence in the country.

“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,” Duniam said. “Extremism has no place in Australia. We need to detect it early, confront it wherever it emerges and give our police and security agencies the resources they need to keep Australians safe.”

Home affairs minister Tony Burke said the man was radicalised online, as extremist groups target young people, particularly men. He said the government wanted to properly screen people at the border and in online settings. al-Shamsi received a student visa for study in Australia in 2014. He left in 2017 and his visa was cancelled two years later.