Amanda Vanstone (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

is that a small or, we hope, very small portion of people who currently arrive in Australia unauthorised and by boat—a small portion of the people who claim asylum in Australia—will now be dealt with under the offshore processing arrangements which have been so successful in protecting our borders. The first of our obligations that I mentioned is the UN obligation. The second obligation is border protection and the third is good relations with our neighbours.