Parliament has been particularly challenging in recent times, as the Government struggles with a Carbon Tax it has no mandate for and an incoherent set of responses to managing Australia’s Borders.

This lack of policy cohesion became so bad last week that, for the first time, I was ejected by The Speaker, Harry Jenkins for one hour. The Hills Shire Times and the Hills News both ran articles on this.

Managing Australia’s borders well is a prime function of our national Government and whatever direction you approach this critical question, it is clear this Government is failing in the fundamental responsibility. The absolute lack of conviction in what they are proposing with the so called Malaysian solution is perhaps the lowest point this Government has reached.

The Coalition is committed to returning a coherent policy framework of offshore processing, temporary protection visas and competent management to ensure Australia ‘s borders have integrity.