Simon Kennedy (Cook, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

They're laughing, but I don't think this is a laughing matter. Australia's population is growing faster now than it has at any time since 1952. Australians can't find houses. I don't think this is funny. The members across the floor might think this is funny, but I certainly don't.

Finally, they've lost complete control of our borders and security, something else I don't think is funny, and I don't think Middle Australia thinks it's funny either. We now have murderers and domestic violence perpetrators wandering around our streets because the government have been so focused on direction 99—

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