George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Di Natale, with respect, that is an astonishing question. Do I have evidence that the captain of a people smuggler vessel is an unreliable witness? Yes, I do. Do you know what that evidence is? It is because the man is the captain of a people smuggler vessel. The man is a person engaged in earning his living from the misery of other human beings and accepting a very large sum of money from it.