Julian Hill (Bruce, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

That was a Labor government, I know. I know! I thought, 'What has happened? Have I got an error in my photocopier?' I went back and looked at the terms of reference, and it's just not supported, as the previous speaker said, by the evidence that was heard by the inquiry. I would say that a random submission or a factoid or something you read in the newspaper is not sufficient evidence to make serious recommendations. I say this as someone who actually has a lot of time, indeed, a lot of affection—I'm putting it in Hansard, so everyone will know—for the member for La Trobe, in many regards. He has a good heart. He's a good human being. I disagree with him on many matters, but I do agree with him on many matters. But I decry where the debate has gone in response to some of the issues ventilated in this report, particularly the politics of fear led by the Minister for Home Affairs and for immigration and border protection—whatever cabinet positions he's managed to nab off others this day. In Victoria, my home state and home state to three of the four members—

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