Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Well, here we are. We have had a confected emergency—created by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Dutton; cheerled by the Murdoch media in this country; demonising refugees as creating a threat to the community—which has been blown out of all proportion. And what has the government's response been? To collapse in a screaming heap. The Labor Party's response, predictably, has been to collapse in a heap and let the opposition leader tickle their tummy. Make no mistake: this is Prime Minister Albanese's Tampa moment. A confected emergency is providing political cover for the Labor Party to engage in persecuting refugees. That's what's going on here. (Time expired)