Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Cash asked this question and knows full well that, under the arrangements between the Grants Commission and the way in which the states are compensated across that system, there is an allowance for the net overall migration. I am not able to provide the exact figures that Senator Cash requires but make the point that it is all well and good for Senator Cash to stand up and ask these comparative questions when this opposition have continually stymied and blocked our efforts to manage our borders and to stop the flow of boats.