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Instrument of Designation of Papua New Guinea as a Regional Processing Country; Presentation

Tuesday, 9 October 2012 House of Representatives

Don Randall

Don Randall Canning, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government

6:57 pm

The minister missed out Sri Lanka? He mentioned it three times. Yes, Indonesia could do more. Unlike Sri Lanka, Indonesia does not try and turn back boats in its economic zone. Sri Lanka does, and Australia could do the same. We are setting a terrible precedent in acquiescing to a country like Indonesia which is not very interested in helping us to turn around and stop this evil trade in humanity. I congratulate the Sri Lankan government on the great work that they are doing. We should be putting more resources into helping them stop people coming in this way to Australia, which will cost many of them their lives.

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