Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I see the shadow minister talked about reopening Nauru, which the government have been advised, by all of our advisers—the same advisers who advised them when they were in government—that Nauru simply does not work. A few minutes ago, the former member for Cook was on Sky News, and this is what he had to say. He said:

Seventy per cent of those who were processed in Nauru then went on to receive settlement grants.

That is, they came to Australia. This is not the deterrent that those opposite pretend it is.

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