Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Mr Thomson also linked an increase in the humanitarian intake to the possible reduction in the number of asylum seekers using people-smugglers to enter Australia. Given yesterday’s announcement with respect to increasing ASIO’s duties to deal with the global rise in asylum seekers, how will these proposed new powers interact with genuine refugees seeking protection in Australia?