Sharon Bird (Cunningham, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Due to the very short time that I have available to me, I am sure I will be permitted to pursue my further comments on this bill when the debate resumes. I rise tonight to indicate my support for the Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2010 and to indicate that I think that this is an important piece of legislation. It is important in and of itself but it should also be recognised as sitting amongst a suite of other initiatives that this government has undertaken around addressing the issue of people-smuggling, in particular in our region, and putting in place the perspective that the Prime Minister gave on this issue when he indicated to the nation that whilst—

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