Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given that the government's expenditure forecasts for this year were based on a prediction of 12,000 illegal arrivals by boat and that more than double that number—a staggering 24,541—have already arrived illegally by boat, why should anyone trust this government that things will be any different next year?