Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Abetz. Will the government distance itself from the shameful comments made by Senator Bernardi, who said that the family of young Aylen, who tragically drowned along with his brother and his mother, are not legitimate refugees and that the European crisis is simply opportunistic migration? Does the minister agree that these comments are out of step with community concern and sentiment?