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

Despite the protestations of those opposite, we know they are not committed to strong border protection measures. The former minister, Mr O'Connor, who used to have this portfolio, said this morning: 'There is no reason that the issue of offshore processing cannot be revisited in the future'. That should send a very clear sign to all Australians that those opposite do not care about the 1,000 people who were confirmed dead at sea under their policies. They could not care less about the 50,000 people who arrived on our shores at a cost of in excess of $11.6 billion. There is only one government that is committed to stopping the boats, and it is the Abbott government.