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

Senator Di Natale mentioned the words 'lawless' and 'out of control.' The only thing that I know that was lawless and out of control was the former government's border protection policies which were supported, Senator Di Natale, by you and the Australian Greens. If you want to talk about out of control, talk about 50,000 people coming to this country illegally by boat; talk about 1200 persons who died at sea.

It is one thing for you to come in here and show your concern for Senator Hanson-Young. It is a bit of a shame that the Greens did not come into this place and show their concern on over 1200 occasions as people were getting on boats and dying at sea. You have no concern at all for the consequences of your policies.