Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Questions without Notice

Immigration: Humanitarian Program

2:17 pm

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. It is not factually incorrect, Minister, to suggest that the percentage has dropped—that is, clearly, actually correct. Having said that, Mr President, I ask the minister: does he agree with the comments made this morning by a member of the government’s own backbench, Mr Kelvin Thomson, that increasing the humanitarian intake to 20,000 by cutting skilled migration could be doable?

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