Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Cash for her question; it has been a while. I always welcome a question from Senator Cash. The simple fact of life is that there have been 13 boat arrivals since Mr Abbott chose to sabotage the government's program in regard to Malaysia. It is quite clear that those opposite are highly sensitive on this issue. We have had a series of numbers thrown across the chamber but they do not want to hear the facts on this matter which are that there have been 13 boat arrivals since Mr Abbott chose to wreck the government's program in regard to the Malaysian—