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

My question is—surprise, surprise—to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. I refer to reports such as those in yesterday’s Australian that:

Asylum-seekers are arriving in Australia by air in numbers that dwarf boat arrivals, after paying people-smugglers up to $US40,000, for a package that includes airfares, false passports and forged Australian visas.

Is the minister aware of reports of this racket? When will the government start taking effective steps to protect our borders and stop the surge of illegal arrivals?