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

To quote Senator Fifield: in one word, absolutely. This government has made it very clear to the Australian people that offshore processing is part of the suite of successful policy measures that this government has implemented to stop the insidious people-smuggling trade. When in government, if you remember what happened to those opposite, they were dragged kicking and screaming to this side of the chamber to vote for the reintroduction of offshore processing.

In terms of alternative policy approaches, I can enlighten the Senate, because on 22 January 2015 we heard some comments from the member for Fremantle, Ms Parke, who is quoted in The Australian as saying:

I do think that offshore processing is clearly not working and those centres need to close down.

So even in the face of the facts, the figures and the evidence those on the other side still do not believe— (Time expired)