Senator CASH (Western Australia—Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women) (14:16): I can assure you, Senator, it is not a replay, but it is very good news for the Australian taxpayer. If it were a replay, I would be telling you about the $2.5 billion this government returned to the Australian taxpayer in the budget as a result of last year's budget and the savings made by Operation Sovereign Borders. If it were a replay, I would be telling you about the $11 billion budget blow-out that you incurred in this portfolio when you were in government. But this is not a replay. This is a new figure for the benefit of all Australians. Given the ongoing success of Operation Sovereign Borders, we will now provide the Australian taxpayer with savings of more than half a billion dollars in the 2015-16 budget. As I said, that is on top of the already $2.5 billion in savings that we provided to the budget in 2014-15. How has this been possible? When you stop the boats, the people stop coming. That is something that those on the other side just failed to comprehend. In stopping the boats and in stopping those arriving here illegally, the government has now managed to close many of the— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Senator Wright, a point of order? Senator Wright: Mr President, a point of order: the minister is misleading the chamber; it is not illegal to seek asylum in Australia. The PRESIDENT: That is not a point of order; it is a debating point. Senator Cash. Senator CASH: Thank you, Mr President. The Greens hate fiscal responsibility, they hate the truth and they hate responsible border protection policy. In terms of closing down detention centres, we have managed to close down 13 detention centres under this government. In terms of the further impact on the budget, logistics and service requirements across the detention network adds a further $112 million in savings. In terms of the reduced requirement for charter flights, it is another $66 million in savings. So, yet again: $2.5 billion last year, half a billion dollars this year. That is what you get when you stop the boats. (Time expired)