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We Are Naturally Reluctant As A Peace-loving People To Reach Out To Far-away Conflicts But, As We Know, This Conflict Has Been Reaching Out To Us For Months Now.

This Is A Government Which Is Proposing To Put At Risk Our Manufacturing Industry, To Penalise Struggling Families, To Make A Tough Situation Worse For Millions Of Households Right Around Australia. And For What? To Make Not A Scrap Of Difference To The Environment Any Time In The Next 1000 Years.

I Want To Be A Very Good Friend To Indonesia, But There Are Some Things Which Are Non-negotiable. Border Protection Is Just Non-negotiable. Maintaining A Strong Security Network Is Just Non-negotiable. I Think The Indonesians Understand That.

The Last Thing Australia Needs Right Now Is Instability And Uncertainty.

Certainly, My Uni Days Involved Some Statements That I Wouldn't Make Today.