Senate debates

Monday, 19 March 2018

Questions without Notice

Asylum Seekers

2:39 pm

Photo of Mitch FifieldMitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications) Share this | Hansard source

Again, I completely reject the premise of Senator McKim's question. Australia's position in relation to our border protection arrangements and offshore processing is well known. I should point out that Australia, in terms of Rohingyas, will provide $4 million in humanitarian assistance to help respond to the crisis. This will bring Australia's assistance in other affected communities, in Myanmar and Bangladesh, to over $50 million since 2012. Going to the other part of Senator McKim's—

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