Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Lundy. I refer the minister to the fact that five boats carrying over 300 people have arrived since the start of the week, 10 boats carrying over 600 people have arrived in just the last seven days and 1,000 people have arrived this month. This is the biggest March ever for illegal boat arrivals as well as the biggest first quarter of any calendar year. Why is this government more concerned with fighting amongst themselves than fighting the people smugglers? Why are you trying to protect your own jobs rather than protecting the integrity of our borders?