Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

If people have allegations to make, they should provide that information to the police, and the matters will be properly investigated.

The government have been successful in relation to Operation Sovereign Borders not only in relation to regional processing centre arrangements but also because we have been able to turn back boats where it has been safe to do so. Whilst the Greens would never acknowledge it, the fact that we have stopped the drownings at sea is one of the most significant achievements of this government. When the Labor Party were in government—and they were in government with the Greens—1,200 people drowned at sea.

Mr Perrett interjecting—

Mr Champion interjecting —

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