House debates Bills
Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012; Consideration in Detail
Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
2:37 pm
The Australian people are watching this parliament. The Australian people are asking the question: will this parliament put aside the partisan political divide to save lives? This parliament should today say: 'Yes. We will put aside the politics of the ordinary days, we will put aside partisan point-scoring and we will act to save lives.'
Ms O'Dwyer interjecting—
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