Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Home Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

They say, 'It's not true.' It is true! If you had taken the advice of the security agencies, you'd know it was true. The trouble is: you acted against the advice of the security agencies, and you are now paying the price.

I can say to the House that, under Labor's law, we have no power to prevent the transfer of a man charged with the rape of a minor. We have no power under Labor's law to prevent the transfer of a man charged with an indecent act in relation to a child under 16 years of age. Under Labor's law, we have no power to prevent those people and others coming to our country. If they don't understand the laws they've introduced, no wonder the mistakes of the past will be recommitted. It's obvious that this man who wants to be Prime Minister is weaker than Gillard and Rudd put together. He couldn't stare down the Left of his party, which is exactly a repeat of what happened with Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. If the Leader of the Opposition was ever to have control of this public policy, it would be a humanitarian disaster yet again. (Time expired)

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