Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I'm somewhat bemused that Senator Keneally would ask a question that she clearly thought she already knew the answer to. Let me provide you with facts about air arrivals. If the information I provided you wasn't enough, let me provide some more facts. Between 1 January and 31 May this year, there was a 32 per cent decrease in protection visa applications lodged by Malaysians compared to the same period in 2018. Between 1 January and 31 May 2019, there was a 20 per cent decrease in the number of protection visa applications lodged across all nationalities. These declining figures are noteworthy—