John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Ferguson for his question and I certainly note that there has been some press comment about this issue in the last few days drawing comparisons between my position on SIEV X and my handling of this matter, SIEV 36. Let me be very clear about my approach on this matter. It is an approach, I want to say to the Senate, that has been informed by the experiences of the ‘children overboard’ issue. On this matter I have not, and I will not, cut corners.