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

I am very pleased that this government has put in place border protection policies which have effectively resulted in the people-smuggling business being put out of business when it comes to seeking to promise people that they can have particular immigration outcomes in Australia if they pay and put themselves in harm's way courtesy of the people smuggler. I'm very pleased that that trade is effectively out of business. We've got to make sure that that trade remains out of business, and that can be secured by ensuring that we maintain the effort, which we are under this government, and that we do not give the opportunity to others in this place who would seek to dismantle those arrangements and see the people smugglers back in business and people put in harm's way.