Posted on Tuesday, 21 May, 2013
Two more illegal boat arrivals, with a total of over 100 people on board, mean almost 2,200 people have arrived on illegal boats so far this month, an average of over 100 people a day, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border... ... more
Posted on Monday, 20 May, 2013
The 80 people on board the latest illegal boat will be transferred directly to Darwin as Labor’s taxpayer funded water taxi service for illegal boats expands, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection, Michael Keena... ... more
Posted on Monday, 20 May, 2013
The Labor Party continues to cut funding to our frontline law enforcement agencies despite Australia being a target for international drug syndicates and an increase in the illicit drug trade, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said.
“The Australian Cr... ... more
Posted on Sunday, 19 May, 2013
More than 2,000 people have arrived illegally by boat in less than 20 days this month, after the illegal arrival of two more boats with a total of 130 people on board, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection, Mich... ... more
Posted on Sunday, 19 May, 2013
The arrival of the latest illegal boat, with 135 people on board, has taken boat arrivals this month to more than 1,800 and follows Labor's budget on illegal arrivals blowing out by more than $10 billion, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice... ... more
Posted on Saturday, 18 May, 2013
The Gillard Government has reduced Australian Federal Police staffing by 40 per cent in Jakarta, despite the booming people smuggling trade that was reinvigorated by Labor’s decision to abolish the robust border protection regime they inherited from the Howard Government, Shadow Minister for Justice... ... more
Posted on Thursday, 16 May, 2013
Labor has once again taken an axe to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service’s (ACBPS) funding and personnel in their latest budget, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said.
“The Government has cut $61.4 million in funding and 120 staff fr... ... more
Posted on Thursday, 16 May, 2013
Two of Australia’s most important national security agencies, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), have had their capabilities significantly degraded by Labor’s funding and personnel cuts, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Ke... ... more
Posted on Wednesday, 15 May, 2013
Another illegal boat, with 42 people on board, arrived as Labor’s blow outs on illegal boats reached the appalling milestone of $10 billion under their failed border protection policies, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Bord... ... more
Posted on Friday, 10 May, 2013
The latest illegal boat, with 81 people on board, comes just days before the Budget is due to be handed down, a budget that Labor should use to finally come clean on the fact that three more years of their failure on our borders will mean billions more in blow outs on illegal boats, Shadow Minister ... ... more