Tony Pasin (Barker, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Hansard source

I will take a short moment to address the Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2024. Dr Haines will join us shortly when she is available and I will conclude my remarks. We currently have a significant challenge in and around migration. The challenge is one that resonates not only with traditional considerations around migration but also with the economic situation that we are dealing with. Over the course of the last two years, we have seen significant challenges around the number of people arriving as net migration as put upward pressure, if you like, on inflation, which is resonating significantly. With that, I am grateful to my friend, who has indicated she might assist the House as we wait for Dr Haines.

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