Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

In relation to the senator's question, the answer is clearly no. However, I will remind the senator of the exact extent of Labor's failures and how they compromised Australia's border security. Let us talk about immigration: 50,000 illegal arrivals to this country; over 1,000 confirmed deaths at sea; a budget blow-out in excess of $11 billion. If you want to talk about the compromising of a portfolio, you need look no further than those on the opposite side.

You want to talk about compromising our Customs facility? What did the former government do to compromise Customs? They cut 700 staff from Customs when they were in office—700! They cut $420 million from the Customs budget. (Time expired)