Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

You have nothing to say whatsoever about Ms Moylan? Ms Moylan said:

So if we're going to cry about deaths at sea, people getting on boats, what are we thinking about when we say well let's push the boats back.

She went on to say:

Because once they've pushed them back our patrol boats go back to Christmas Island and we don't know what happens to those people. Do they ever reach the mainland of Indonesia?

Not everybody on that side is engaged in rank hypocrisy, deceit, fear and smear. There are still some lights burning on the opposition side. There are still some who actually want to end the people-smuggling business, who actually want to try and stop the people-smuggling ring, but no-one there will stand up and be counted like Ms Moylan was. We know there are a few of you hiding over there. We know there are a couple of members on that side who despise their own party's policies in this area, just like Ms Moylan does. So do not come in here and pretend you are— (Time expired)