Senate debates

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

2:49 pm

Photo of Kate LundyKate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

It does not matter how many times the coalition asks this question, the answer will be the same. The answer is that we have adopted the 22 recommendations of an expert working panel and we are in the process of establishing the facilities on Nauru in which to house those people. This is how responsible governments develop policy, and in this case we have seen for many years a difficult situation emerge. By calling upon an expert working panel—

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