Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:04): I thought the opposition would regard border protection as a serious issue—apparently not. Thank you very much indeed, Senator Reynolds; that is a very important question. And the simple answer to your question is this: because we cannot send confused signals to people smugglers. Until now, the Australian Labor Party has been prepared to extend bipartisanship. In the case of many of them it has been with great reluctance, I know, but, nevertheless, hitherto the Australian Labor Party has been prepared to— Senator Kim Carr: It’s a bridge too far! Senator BRANDIS: Come in spinner, Senator Carr; come in spinner. Senator Kim Carr interjecting— Senator BRANDIS: I think you are revealing too much of your own motives here. Senator Kim Carr interjecting— Senator BRANDIS: You see, today the government introduced a bill to further strengthen— The PRESIDENT: Order! A point of order, Senator Reynolds? Senator Reynolds: I cannot actually, from here, hear his answer over Senator Carr. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order—on my left; on both sides. I remind all senators that it is disorderly to interject, and I also need to hear the answers as well as the questions. Attorney-General, you have the call. Senator BRANDIS: This morning, the government introduced a bill to amend the Migration Act, to prevent illegal maritime arrivals taken to a regional processing centre from obtaining an Australian visa of any kind. We hoped that the Australian Labor Party would see the wisdom of supporting this measure, because it sends yet another strong signal to the people smugglers that they do not have a product to sell—that they cannot assure their clientele of a migration outcome to Australia. But unfortunately, I believe, this morning, the Australian Labor Party has decided to break bipartisanship on this issue, to send confused signals to the people smugglers. But the people smugglers know one thing for certain, and that is: for as long as the coalition is in power, they will not have a product to sell; Australia's borders will remain secure. Unfortunately, we cannot say that about the Australian Labor Party. The PRESIDENT: Senator Reynolds, a supplementary question.