Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I very much support the approach the Prime Minister has taken to these issues. As I indicated when I announced our detention reforms, it is about getting the balance right between strong border security and humane treatment of those seeking asylum in this country. With the previous government the balance had gone astray. The treatment of persons under the previous government’s policies were inhumane.