Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting this motion. The communication protocols around Operation Sovereign Borders have been made clear by this government and are working. As I confirmed yesterday in the Senate, there has not been a successful people-smuggling venture to Australia by boat since 19 December 2013.

We know that the people smugglers are looking to obtain any information that will assist them in selling their product to potential customers. This government will not support them in this endeavour. I would implore those opposite to understand and support this approach, to recognise the significant success we are having in destroying the people smugglers' business model and to recognise the lives that are being saved as a result.

After five years of chaos on our borders, Australians voted for a better way. The Australian people have spoken very clearly on an issue that dominated the last federal election. As a government, we are delivering on our promise.