asked the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, in writing, on 15 October 2019:

1. As at September 2019 (or more recently) and expressed in tabular form: (a) what is the number of asylum seekers in each category of detention in Australian sovereign territory, broken down by number of total whole years of their detention (whether continuous or non-continuous); and (b) what is the number of asylum seekers who have been detained for more than a total of five years (whether continuous or non-continuous), broken down by category of reason for their continued detention.

2. What are the most significant reasons the Government has been unable to deport or release asylum seekers who have been detained for more than a total of five years (whether continuous or non-continuous).