Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The honourable gentleman’s question went to the particular motivations of individuals who were seeking to exit a particular country en route to Australia and whether they were embarked upon deliberate tactics so to do. Obviously, the circumstances with each individual vessel will differ. That is simply the reality. Our job is to respond through the medium of a balanced, fair, tough, humane policy, which we are prosecuting and will continue to do so into the future.

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