Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

As the Prime Minister, a former minister for immigration, and Minister Dutton, the minister for border protection, have consistently made clear, if you blink, if you even hesitate for less than a second, you send a very clear message to the people smugglers, who are just waiting—they have queues of boats, as we know—to come down to Australia. That is why, when it comes to protecting our borders, you need to put in place the tough policies, which we have done, to stop the boats. But, after that, you need to show resolve, especially when you are faced with the type of behaviour we see from those opposite in the Labor Party and, of course, the Australian Greens, Labor's partner in crime. The legacy left to this government by those on the other side is shameful, and we never want to see a return to the chaos on the borders. (Time expired)