House debates

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

2:52 pm

Photo of Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his new fast-track access policy for asylum seekers. Given the Prime Minister says these Oceanic Viking arrangements are standard or, in his own special language, non-extraordinary, implying that all asylum seekers in Indonesia will now be resettled within four to 12 weeks, receive daily assistance with their claims from Australian officials and receive access to housing assistance, medical care, income support and help to find a job, has the Prime Minister sought advice on how many extra boat arrivals will result from this very public weakening of Australia’s border protection policies?

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