Chris Hayes (Fowler, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I take the interjection! 9-11 changed our world a heck of a lot. It was a serious wake-up call about community safety. No government is going to be accused of being soft on terrorism on its watch; no government is going to wilfully create a window of opportunity for organised crime or terrorists. Since 9-11 things have never been the same, and they will never be the same. This is a tragedy. We all think we grew up in great times but things will never be as they were in the past—and, because of 9-11, they never will be the same. We will always be vigilant about the terrorist threat and we will always ensure that our law enforcement agencies have the necessary tools, technology and support to combat the terrorist threat on behalf of our community.

Technologically, too, things will never be the same again. We have seen great advances in technology over the last few years. I am laughed at when I go to a maths class at a school these days and talk about how I was taught to use a slide rule and that we used log tables.

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