Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question. The honourable member will be fully aware of the fact that he is actually meeting with the Attorney-General at 3.30 on this very matter. I would have thought it was better to prosecute the conclusion of those discussions with the minister on the basis of the correspondence which has already occurred between the minister and the honourable member to bring this to a satisfactory conclusion. Our concern, like all members in this place, is to do whatever is physically possible to support safety and security in communities across Australia, but I would draw your attention to the fact that a meeting is supposed to occur in 15 minutes.

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