Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

The significant thing that has happened is this government took steps through the Prime Minister to make sure that there wasn't a waiting list of people coming to the mainland. That was what the Prime Minister did when he opened up Christmas Island. That was a significant step in making sure that we did not encounter the very problem that the Minister for Home Affairs warned about. The Minister for Home Affairs identified the problem and the Prime Minister solved it.

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