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

It's so good to get a question from them on net overseas migration because, if there is ever a gap between their rhetoric and what they have done, it's on this issue. The latest figures that came out only last week showed a 31 per cent fall in net overseas migration year on year. A particularly fast-growing area of net overseas migration had been student visas. The government's action on student visas also showed a 31 per cent fall. But, when we put that measure to the parliament, which way did they vote on student visas? They voted for student visas to be unlimited. While this government has taken action, you don't like it, do you? It's terribly sad. But it's the record you're responsible for, and there's a lot more to come. There's plenty more to come.

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