Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that almost 6,200 asylum seekers have arrived in the first three months of this financial year, four times more than budgeted. Is the Prime Minister concerned that, with each boat arrival costing taxpayers on average almost $13 million, the government's latest projected surplus will disappear if just 85 more boats arrive this year than currently projected?

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