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

Under this government, more than $2.5 billion has been saved because we have stopped the flow of illegal boat arrivals to Australia. That compares to the $11 billion budget blow-out over a five-year period under the former government. By mid next year, under this government 10 immigration detention centres will have closed, and we will have saved the Australian taxpayer $88 million for the four closures announced at MYEFO and a further $283 million for the further six closures announced at the 2014-15 budget.

This is a government that recognises that it has a duty to the taxpayer to spend their money wisely. In that regard, every one of us on this side is doing their bit to clean up Labor's mess.