Senate debates Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers


Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader in the Senate

2:12 pm

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Given that those aboard the Oceanic Viking have repeatedly defied the authority of the Australian and Indonesian authorities, does Labor’s decision to now offer those aboard a special deal vindicate their action? Isn’t this decision only going to further encourage the criminal activities of people smugglers in their attempt to hold the Australian government to ransom?

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