Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

In respect of the detention policy of this government, while the government believes mandatory detention is essential, our border protection processes also include health, security and identity checks. We are, of course, concerned about the health and welfare of people in immigration detention. Like those opposite, and like refugee advocates and others, we want to see people remain in detention for as little time as possible. And while they are in those detention centres—