House debates Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 House of Representatives
Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister

2:03 pm

I thank the honourable member for his question. I inform the honourable member of the following in response to his question: the highest number of boats arriving in Australia in any one year was, in fact, in the year 1999 when 3,700 asylum seekers arrived on 86 boats. That is one measure. The highest number of asylum seekers arriving in Australia in any one year was in 2001 under the previous Howard government.

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