Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans. Can the minister confirm reports that a vessel containing up to 200 suspected asylum seekers is heading for Australia from Sri Lanka? Can the minister further confirm that an additional two suspected asylum seeker vessels arrived on Friday, making 139 boat arrivals under the Rudd government, 71 just this year?