Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much to the member for Bonner for his question, and I thank him very much for his concerted effort in making sure that our country can keep the boats stopped and make sure that the people smugglers don't get back into business. I will tell you one thing: if this man here, this Leader of the Opposition, had a one-seat majority in this place, the boats would be coming like an armada across the seas. There is no question about that. Without the one-seat majority on this side, the Labor Party would still be presiding over 1,200 deaths at sea.

Mr Keogh interjecting—

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