Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, there were over 8,000 children in detention. They were detained by Labor when they were in government. I remind the chamber that at the height of Labor's policy failure in July 2013, there were 1,992 children in detention. As a result of the flood of people coming here illegally, those on the other side had to open 17 detention centres. There is a reason you have to stand firm. If you don't, you capitulate to the people smugglers.