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

With that further supplementary question, clearly we have now moved from incidents in detention centres to a much broader subject. I will seek Minister Bowen's input in relation to this but, at the hazard of having to correct the record, I am positive that all of those issues, particularly those about ensuring the health and welfare of persons in immigration detention, are managed in an appropriate way within the detention centre and do not impact adversely on the community at large. In fact, in many instances the community at large obtains employment and other opportunities because of the detention centre. The relationship between the detention centre and the community is one that DIAC would take very seriously and look at carefully to ensure that there were no adverse impacts within the local community. If I am wrong about that—which is what is being— (Time expired)