Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to ask the government what has happened to the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024. Where has it gone? Has it disappeared? Remember, this was the bill that was absolutely urgent—that needed to go through the parliament in 24 hours. It was going to force detainees to cooperate with their removal, and it was going to list countries who wouldn't take their detainees back. It was so important because it would keep Australians safe, the government said, and it would fill a big gap. Well, what's happened? Aren't you going to still try and keep Australians safe? Aren't you going to try and fill that big gap? Prime Minister, what has happened to this bill? Is it hiding under a wet lettuce leaf?

We don't know what has happened to this bill. It seems to have just disappeared. All the urgency that was required, all those ministers—what has happened to this bill? Are you afraid now of keeping Australians safe? Don't you want to return detainees to the countries they came from? Where is this bill? Can anyone answer—anyone? I ask someone to step forward and tell us where it is. This was urgent. You wanted it through the parliament in 24 hours, yet it has disappeared. Can you tell us, Prime Minister, where it has gone? Are you still determined to keep Australians safe or not? Bring the bill back on!