Ricky Muir (Victoria, Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, my question is to the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Senator Cash. In the last sitting week of 2014, the government passed the asylum legacy caseload bill. Releasing children and families from Christmas Island was part of the deal that the government reached with some of the crossbench, including me, in exchange for support to pass the bill. I am aware that children and families were released from Christmas Island as per the agreement with the government. However, I have concerns regarding the time that it has taken to transition these children and families into the community. Can the minister please provide an update on the children and families that were transferred from Christmas Island to the Blaydin Point facility in Darwin as part of the commitment made by the government in December last year?