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is asked about decisions he made which may have influenced public perception in the past, including joking about water lapping at the doors of Pacific countries, his tough stance on the Biloela family and boycotting the apology to the Stolen Generations.But I’ve also been able to make decisions in the immigration space, for example. Hundreds of cases, literally, where I acted compassionately on the facts. I looked at particular family circumstances and I was able to grant those people visas ...
I’ve made some poor taste jokes like any person over the years, and I’ve apologised for that. I’m as human and as frail as anybody else, there are decisions that I’ve made, that I think have been tough, about you in our country’s best interest. And that’s the job of being a minister. Pushed on whether, if he had his time again, he would show compassion for the Biloela family, he said:
The government has got to take the advice from the experts ... you’re dealing with organised criminal syndicates. These people couldn’t care less whether the Biloela family made it to Australia or drowned at sea.
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