House debates

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Bills

Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; Consideration in Detail

3:08 pm

Photo of Louise MarkusLouise Markus (Macquarie, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that immigration laws are enforced in Malaysia by a 500,000-strong volunteer police force and that the US State Department has cited reports of this force engaging in abuses including rape, beatings and extortion? Given that the US State Department has cited no such concerns with respect to Nauru, why won't the Prime Minister swallow her pride and pick up the phone to the President of Nauru or, failing that, at least pick up the phone to the foreign minister?

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