Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

If the minister doubts my figures, I am very happy to table page 94 of his own departmental annual report. My supplementary question No. 2 is: will the minister finally get his head out of the sand and admit that the government’s policies are actually encouraging more unauthorised arrivals by boat, encouraging massive increases in onshore asylum claims and encouraging people smugglers to continue their vile trade?