Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'll take the interjection from Senator Reynolds, who I know did not support Minister Dutton in the recent leadership change, so she must agree with me that Minister Dutton's attempts to fashion himself in that way have dismally failed and that he has failed in his duties.

Senator Hume interjecting—

I see Senator Hume also joining in—someone else who had the good sense to oppose Minister Dutton in the leadership change. I welcome your recognition and shared view that Minister Dutton has not handled his portfolio responsibilities correctly and that he would've made an absolutely disastrous prime minister for Australia. Good on you for making that decision and choosing the second-worst option: making Minister Morrison the Prime Minister of Australia.

We all remember that Minister Dutton has a long record of maladministration in his portfolios, having been voted the worst health minister in living memory in a poll conducted by Australian Doctor, and he's rapidly on the way to being regarded as the worst immigration minister Australia has ever seen.