Senator CONROY (Victoria—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:00): I completely reject the premise of the question. If those opposite want to ask a completely political question with no factual substance, they are going to get a completely political answer back. Those opposite are an absolute shambles on this issue. The coalition's two frontbenchers responsible for border protection policy are at each other's throats about what to do with asylum seeker boats found in international waters. The customs and border protection spokesman, Michael Keenan, claims that the coalition will direct naval personnel to take asylum seeker boats back to Indonesian shores. Just a few days ago, he told Sky News— Senator Cash: On a point of order, Mr President: I raise the issue of relevance. I asked the minister whether it was the former Rudd government's policies or the current Gillard government's policies which were responsible for the grotesque failures of border protection. The minister is giving me a critique of what he believes is coalition policy. I ask you to direct the minister to the question. The PRESIDENT: The minister is addressing the question. Senator CONROY: You can see from that bogus point of order that there is no substance to the question. Those opposite are seeking to avoid having to explain what Mr Keenan said on Sky News. This is what he said: And remember, when it comes to turning these boats back around, it would be sending Indonesian flagged boats with an Indonesian crew back to the Indonesian port from which they’ve left, and there’s absolutely nothing from stopping that. But the immigration spokesman, Mr Scott Morrison, claimed the coalition will direct naval personnel to leave asylum seeker boats at the edge of Indonesian waters—expecting them to make their own way to shore. You cannot have it both ways. Mr Morrison went on to say: Well that is not what he said and you should stop verballing members of the Coalition. You should focus— (Time expired)