Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The Labor Party brought Kevin Rudd back, and at the last minute, just as he was about to go out of office, he said exactly what he had said just as he was about to go into office in 2007, which was that he agreed with the coalition's policy. Well, it was too late for the 1,200 who drowned, wasn't it? It was too late for them. No shame, no sense of conscience on the part of the Labor Party. That was the consequence. The Labor Party cannot escape the consequences of its failure. What we have done is stop the boats. We have stopped the drownings. We have ensured that children are not in detention, and we will continue to do that. We will not be lectured on human rights by a party that was so neglectful and so careless of the human rights of those who lost their lives at sea.

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

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