Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I welcome questions from the Leader of the Opposition on this subject, because every time the Leader of the Opposition questions me or other ministers on this subject it gives us the chance to let the people of Australia know that Labor started the boats; this government stopped them; Labor put children into immigration detention; this government is letting them out. The most decent, the most compassionate, the most humane thing you can do is stop the boats, because that means that there are far fewer people in immigration detention, and that is what every single one of us wants.