Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. I refer to the minister’s statement on Friday, 18 March 2011:

At no stage during the week have I underplayed the seriousness of this situation.

Will the minister concede that this situation has now become much more serious than the government was willing to concede? Is not the overcrowding on Christmas Island which gave rise to the serious disturbance the inevitable result of the government’s failed border protection policies?