• Australian Labor Party Senator for WA
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2008 — General election
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Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Asylum Seekers (22 Jun 2010)

“Senators opposite have argued using simplistic statistics. The peaks and troughs in boat arrivals fail to account for international people movements—movements of refugees driven by international movements of people. Referencing the Leader of the Senate’s answers to the Senate, what is most telling is that we are getting just a tiny fraction of those people who are seeking to flee...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Asylum Seekers (22 Jun 2010)

“I think you are trying to argue that they are weak. But they simple fact is that those countries and Australia recognise that, if those people are refugees, they deserve our protection. If they are vulnerable children who are refugees, they deserve our protection.”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Asylum Seekers (22 Jun 2010)

“You want weak? Look at the number of people who arrived under Prime Minister Howard. This is not a rhetorical debate. It is about strong border protection. It is about this government’s proactive agenda on border protection. It has been about the deterrence of people smugglers. It has been about cooperation with our neighbours. It has been about working to resolve and improve the...”

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 75 times in debates — below average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)