Cory Bernardi (SA, Australian Conservatives) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that 18 September marks the five-year anniversary of the launch of the Abbott Coalition Government's Operation Sovereign Borders policy, a military-led operation designed to break people-smuggling activities – principally originating from Indonesia – with boat turn­ backs and intelligence gathering;

(b) acknowledges the roles of policy co-author, and now senator, Jim Molan and the then Minister for Immigration, Mr Scott Morrison, in successfully implementing that policy; and

(c) affirms its strong support for the policy and continuing to protect Australia's borders.