Posted on Sunday, 3 March, 2013
Labor has systematically reduced funding and personnel for Commonwealth Law Enforcement and has no credibility on their five minutes to midnight interest in what should be a critical national issue, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said today."Labor have toda... ... more
Posted on Thursday, 21 February, 2013
The capsizing of an illegal boat and the tragedy that occurred off the coast of Sri Lanka are further reminders of what can occur without strong border protection policies to deter illegal boat arrivals, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice,... ... more
Posted on Monday, 18 February, 2013
This latest boat arrival, carrying 86 passengers, was intercepted three days ago despite only being reported by the Minister for Home Affairs tonight, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said.
“The five illegal boat arrivals that have been ... ... more
Posted on Monday, 18 February, 2013
The arrival of two more illegal boats, with a total of 77 people on board, takes to more than 1,000 the number of people who have arrived by boat this year, continuing the record summer of illegal boats under Labor’s border failure, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and... ... more
Posted on Sunday, 17 February, 2013
The arrival of another boat, with 35 people on board, comes as the obvious flaws in Labor's failed people swap with Malaysia have been underscored by the recent experience of Senator Xenophon, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs an... ... more
Posted on Tuesday, 12 February, 2013
“Revelations of further corruption within the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service highlight the damage Labor has done to Commonwealth law enforcement since coming to office”, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keenan said.
“Labor came to power wi... ... more
Posted on Tuesday, 12 February, 2013
Revelations today in Senate Estimates have revealed that for the first time in a decade there have been no patrol vessels in the Southern Ocean in the last 12 months, leaving our waters susceptible to illegal foreign fisheries, Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection Michael Keena... ... more
Posted on Monday, 11 February, 2013
More people have arrived by illegal boat so far in 2013 than the start of any other year on record, as the latest illegal boat arrived with 55 people on board, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection, Michael Keen... ... more
Posted on Sunday, 10 February, 2013
The illegal arrival of three boats in just three days carrying more than 190 people has already exhausted the arrangement with the New Zealand Government to take 150 refugees who have arrived in Australia by boat, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister fo... ... more
Posted on Sunday, 3 February, 2013
The arrival of another illegal boat, with 135 people on board, signals a break in the weather as people smugglers attempt to clear their monsoon backlog in Indonesia, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection, Micha... ... more