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

In fairness to Senator McKim, Senator Macdonald, he did say asylum seekers. But he did not disclose in his question that these people are people whose claim to be refugees has been rejected. In those circumstances, under international law and under the refugee convention, the country to whom they make application for asylum has every right to return them to the country of their citizenship.