Senate debates

Thursday, 24 November 2011

Motions

Gillard Government; Censure

3:14 pm

Photo of George BrandisGeorge Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Three boats a year, Senator Abetz—a year. In the period since Labor abandoned John Howard's policies, do you know what the average number of unauthorised arrivals has been? Sixty-four a year, an increase of more than 20-fold. So you went to the 2010 election under Julia Gillard, having stabbed Kevin Rudd in the back, and Julia Gillard said: 'The one thing we stand for is offshore processing.' 'In 2007 the one thing we stand for,' you said, 'is offshore processing.'

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