Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

You can imagine why it confuses people in seats like Longman, Petrie, Dickson and Brisbane in the state of Queensland, because there are many people, not just in Queensland but across the country, who support wholeheartedly the work we're doing in keeping our borders safe. If you can't keep your border secure, you cannot provide for a safe community.

In addition to that, over the course of the last period we've cancelled 3,300 visas of noncitizens who have committed criminal offences against Australian citizens, including 170 visas of outlaw motorcycle gang members. We have cancelled more visas of criminals in the last 12 months than Labor cancelled throughout their entire two terms in government.

If you're sitting in Longman or elsewhere in marginal seats around the country and you're confused by this Leader of the Opposition, fair enough. But know this: if you wonder what the difference is between the Liberal Party and the Labor Party, know that the Labor Party are always soft when it comes to border protection and they are soft on law and order. They demonstrate it every day in their opposition to the plans that we've implemented successfully. We will keep Australians safe.

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