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

In answering that question, I can hear Senator Hanson-Young, who was unable to secure any release of children from detention. Senator Hanson-Young, you supported the policies that ensured that these asylum seekers did not have work rights. The 26,000 people without work rights can be squarely laid at your feet. But, since the passage of the temporary protection visa legislation, as it is known, and, as I said, in conjunction with the crossbenchers, Senator Muir, I can advise you that 5,400 IMAs have now been granted bridging visas with work rights.