Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

It is hard, I know, Senator Hanson-Young, to believe that they could sink to a new low! It really is hard to believe that on this issue, above all else, they could sink lower. But I have to confess I suspect you could be right. I suspect you could be right that they have found a new low. We have seen the opposition today continue its negative, knee-jerk approach to immigration policy. The party which brought us temporary protection visas now wants an immediate freeze on all bridging visas. We know that the former government had no qualms about leaving people, including women and children, behind razor wire for years while their claims were assessed in Australia. The opposition must now explain how they would pay for their new policy of scrapping bridging visas and keeping people in detention. Those opposite— (Time expired)