Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

My initial assessment was there's no way Mr Shorten would want to be part of a Greens initiated amendment to our offshore processing arrangement but, knock me dead, he is. He is allowing the Greens to write his border protection policy. What I say to the Australian people is: if you don't want to see a return to drownings at sea, if you don't want to see a return of the people smugglers, if you don't want to see the people smugglers get back into business and send illegal boat arrivals to Australia, then don't elect Mr Shorten. His behaviour here today shows to everyone who cares about our border protection arrangements what Mr Shorten would do as Prime Minister. Of course, last time Labor was in government—