Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Speaker. Minister, you said—

Government members interjecting—

Sorry. The minister said that he would provide that information. The minister said he would provide the information to the Australian people. He has not provided it. The Australian people do not know where these hardened criminals are. He has given no assurances whatsoever to the Australian public about what the conditions are on those visas. He has given no assurances to the Australian people as to what would happen if there were breaches of those visa conditions—none whatsoever.

The No. 1 priority of any government is to keep the Australian people safe. We said on Monday that we would stand with the government to support legislation to keep the Australian community safe, to make sure these detainees were locked up again. Yet what we've heard from most ministers in the government is reason after reason as to why they cannot legislate. And then we find out today that they are going to legislate. Well, when? When are you going to legislate? When are you going to legislate, because all of us on this side are prepared to stay here tomorrow evening, we're prepared to stay here Friday, Saturday, Sunday to make sure that this legislation is—

We can't vote for it, Prime Minister, because there is no legislation! You've said that there would be, but we've got no sign of that legislation! How can we vote for something that isn't in the parliament?

We heard on Monday all the excuses and the reasons why that legislation couldn't be here in the parliament. Now, because you're being put under pressure to do your job, we're going to see legislation brought before the parliament—

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