House debates

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

2:31 pm

Photo of Kevin RuddKevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I recall in particular that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s question referred to moral issues and what I was seeking to respond to was the moral content or non-content of their policy on handling asylum seekers in the period that they were in office. As for the proper treatment of asylum seekers anywhere in the world, and including in Indonesia, we would expect that in consultation with the UNHCR and the IOM proper conditions are provided for the treatment of asylum seekers. We actually cooperate with the UNHCR, in fundamental contrast with the culture of noncooperation led by the member for Menzies and the member for Berowra in the past who prided themselves on sitting outside the framework of international—

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