Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, my question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his claim that the cause of the surge in unauthorised arrivals since August 2008 has been the consequence of what he says is a large increase in persons seeking asylum from Sri Lanka and Iraq since 2005. Was the Prime Minister aware of this increase prior to his decision to soften Australia’s border protection laws in August 2008?

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