Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

I rarely thank shadow ministers for their questions, but I'm really grateful for that one! I'm really grateful, because I'm asked it on the exact day that those opposite committed publicly that they are going to vote to push net overseas migration higher. That's the decision they've made today. Today they made the decision and announced it in a press conference, where you could see him desperately trying: 'Don't give the grab; don't give the grab'—talking about everything other than what he's actually doing.

They have decided that one of the areas where this parliament can put some control on net overseas migration—because, let's face it, you don't have control over every lever; part of it, for example, is Australian citizens—

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