Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I do not concede that at all and I do not think that the opposition have any credibility in this regard—no credibility at all. Since announcing the harshest policy announced by any political party in Australia a few months ago, they have sought to regather some ground in arguing about compassion—that their policy is really about trying to help children. This is really about trying to be compassionate but, yes, we will put them on TPVs; yes, we will restore the Pacific solution; and, yes, we will lock children up on remote islands that are not even in Australian territory. That now is your policy. It is funny—I turned up the other day to do an Insight program on SBS to debate the Liberal Party spokesman. He did not turn up. Guess who they sent? That is right: Phillip Ruddock. Not only have they got his old policy, but he is now the spokesman. That is how low the Liberal Party have again sunk. (Time expired)