Julian McGauran (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes. You do not know—you never read it, like Peter Garrett never read his reports. You were given a report in October 2008, if not the Federal Police report—the one by your own department. Both of them warned you that the changes in the laws would create a surge in illegal boat arrivals, as it has. You can screw up your face and say you never read it. Actually, I think you did not. I would agree: you probably did not read it. You are not on top of your portfolio—you never have been. I think you have been found out. You got to the leadership position through lack of talent on that side. You slipped into it.