Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

On the first issue, I think this has been well ventilated, around the work that is being done on preventative detention, and Senator Paterson understands that. You understand it well and you choose to ignore it. By doing so, you are ignoring all of the work that is happening across government and you are undermining that work—you are undermining that work!

In relation to all of the victims that have been involved in the NZYQ cohort, of course the government is committed to ensuring that everything is done to support victims and their families, and an enormous amount of work has gone into that as well.