Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

As I say, I know it's in the political interests of the opposition to whip up fear amongst the Australian community because it then distracts attention from the fact that the opposition has absolutely no plan whatsoever for dealing with the cost-of-living pressures that Australians are experiencing. It distracts attention from the fact that the now opposition leader and former home affairs minister presided over—

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