Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That the Senate take note of the statement.

I wish to take note of Minister Vanstone’s reply. I am sure the minister will correct the record as soon as she can in respect of this, but Immigration Bulletin No. 6 by the Ombudsman, ‘Progress on immigration matters’, says on page 2:

To date:

• the Ombudsman has provided 17 reports and statements for tabling in Parliament to the Minister for consideration ...

We assume that, since you spoke about one yesterday, there are 16 others. You said there might be one more with 12, but the Ombudsman has indicated that there are 17 in total. In the Age, you said one. That leaves 16 by my estimation. If you want to correct the record, I am happy for you to do so.