Andrew Laming (Bowman, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

In the final hours of this parliamentary session we have witnessed an important address from the opposition leader, outlining his reasons for supporting the Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015. Whether we view that as a measured and graceful capitulation or simply political opportunism, history will write that story. But, for those who were here, and for those on that side of the chamber who were accessory to the unpicking of our border control in 2008, history will remember not just one contribution today but seven years of Labor decisions that led to the tragedy in the first place.

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