Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

Absolutely. Statements made by those on the other side and legislation that is now in place, supported by those on the other side—our intelligence agencies have been very, very clear—will absolutely give a clear signal to the people smugglers that, because of the actions of the Labor Party and Mr Bill Shorten, under a Labor government they will be back in business.

Mr Morrison has today indicated that we will now be reopening the Christmas Island detention centre. But what else? This legislation that has gone through now gives those in the people smuggler trade the opportunity that they have been wanting to take for a very, very long time. The only reason they were unable to take that opportunity was because of the policies put in place by the Liberal-National government.