James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The government understands that all refugees and failed asylum seekers have now peacefully relocated to alternative accommodation from the former Manus Regional Processing Centre. The alternative accommodation provides them with food, water, security and medical services. The coalition will not waver in our commitment to securing Australia's borders and preventing deaths at sea. Regional processing has been a key component of Australia's highly successful border protection measures. Senator McKim's reckless actions in Papua New Guinea have demonstrated that he's more interested in political grandstanding than the best interests of the men on Manus Island. This motion further demonstrates that the Greens have learned nothing from their past mistakes, which saw 8,000 children detained and 1,200 deaths at sea.