Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I find it extremely disappointing to hear, of all people, the Labor Party denying leave to have this issue dealt with in the Senate today. This is a matter of such urgency. There is unrest, horror and war unfolding before our eyes in Iraq and the government continues to remove Iraqi asylum seekers as recently as this week. Today I was given the flight details of an asylum seeker who was returned to Iraq last Sunday. He was forcibly removed by this government. That is why this issue is so urgent. There should be a moratorium on their return so that nobody else has to die. (Time expired)