We workday and night to keep our country safe and we have asked you to support mandatory sentences and what does the Labor Party say? What does old Guthrie Featherstone [Mark Dreyfus] QC say?

He says “We oppose mandatory sentences in principle”. That is what he says. The smugglers friend. They call it smugglers cove over there. All he needs is a parrot and he could be a pirate.

The threat of illegal firearms is a threat to the safety of every Australian. The vast majority of gun crimes, the vast majority, over 90% are committed with illegal weapons. They come into this country illegally. They are smuggled, as hundreds of Glocks were smuggled during the Labor government. They come in here smuggled and we have to stop it. We know that strong mandatory sentences will send the message of deterrence.