Carr, Sen Kim

Senator CARR (Victoria—Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) (14:29): The answer is no. The simple proposition that they would have this parliament accept is that their record on human rights is so pristine, so pure, despite their habit of locking up Australian citizens, of deporting Australian citizens, of treating refugees with absolute contempt and as a political football, and of vilifying refugees in this country throughout their time in office. You want to cast aspersions? Given your actions and the way in which you treated Dr Haneef and Cornelia Rau and your actions in regard to the children overboard affair, you cannot sit there and seriously claim that you are morally superior to anybody.