Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question. As the honourable member understands very well, our nation, the most successful multicultural nation in the world, is built on a foundation of mutual respect, on a foundation where Australians understand that it is their government which determines who comes to Australia, it is their government which determines which refugees come to Australia and it is their government which determines the integrity of their borders.

In the world today we face a scourge of people smuggling. These are multibillion-dollar criminal organisations. They are operating globally, they are a threat to democracies, they are a threat to the political integrity of many countries and they are a threat to our multicultural harmony.

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