Josh Frydenberg (Kooyong, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The hide of the opposition in moving this MPI! The hide of you! You oversaw one of the greatest public policy failures in the history of the Commonwealth, unravelling the successful Howard government initiatives to stop people-smuggling. Let us remember what happened during the time of the Howard government. When John Howard left office, do you know how many people were in detention who had come by unauthorised boats? Was it 10, was it 100, was it 500 or was it 1,000? It was four.

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