Robert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

In the context of maintaining a hard-line border protection policy, in the context of maintaining a response that is proportionate and calm, in the context of acknowledging that we are dealing with the safety of human beings at sea and in the context of international treaty obligations respectively on the parts of Indonesia and Australia, I, while I am representing the minister for immigration in this House, can indicate that Australia and Indonesia are in discussions as to the safest place to accommodate these people, given that they were rescued at sea, in the context of our respective maritime safety obligations.

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