Opposition Immigration Spokesman Paul Scarr said Labor needed to address the rising number of failed asylum-seekers in Australia, saying the humanitarian program needed to operate with “integrity and fairness”.
“We have now reached the stage where the figure is nearly five times our annual humanitarian program intake of 20,000,” Senator Scarr said. “Given this trend has occurred over a number of years, what is the government doing to manage the situation?
When can we expect to see a downward trend in this figure? “Is it just going to continue to rise year on year?
“These are serious questions the government needs to answer.”
