Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

This question, like the first, has nothing whatsoever to do with national security. Minister, the Papua New Guinea Attorney-General, Mr Steven, said:

The PNG Government is not going to allow a situation where Australia has withdrawn and leaves behind all these international fugitives who they expect us to carry on our steam.

That's a direct quote from Mr Steven. How can you possibly proceed with abandoning these men, over 800 of them, into PNG without the PNG government's agreement? Will you now do the right thing and bring them here? (Time expired)