Senate debates

Thursday, 15 June 2006

Questions without Notice

Migration

2:01 pm

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

That is what Mr Beazley said. He also said:

That is the true disincentive for people coming down in the way in which they have been doing. Everything else has been tried. Let’s try that.

There might be some points of difference about some issues associated with this matter, but there is no point of difference on this: that Mr Beazley clearly understood in 2001—or said he understood—that our relationship with Indonesia was important. He now seeks to say that he would be a good alternative Prime Minister but he will take no notice of what Indonesia says. You cannot have it both ways. (Time expired)

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