Michael Keenan (Stirling, Liberal Party, Minister for Justice) Share this | Hansard source

Well, you have never seen a better example of the post-truth politics that occupies the minds of the Labor Party. What complete rot and absolute nonsense! To march in here and say that says everything about your ability to understand this portfolio. Let's go through the record in relation to the AFP and to Australia's national security. I will go through the record of this side of the House and then I will go through your record in government, which was shameful.

In office, we have supported our agencies through the very difficult job they need to do in the environment, which is a deteriorating environment, of our national security. We have provided $116 million to the National Anti-Gang Squad, with strike teams in every state and territory which link back into the brains here at the Australian Gangs Intelligence Coordination Centre; $21 million for the trade union royal commission task force, to go after dodgy unionists—the ones who like to punch on against police officers; $25 million to expand the AFP's national forensics lab; $15 million for the Fraud and Anti-Corruption Centre; $128 million for the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce; and $180 million for the specific protection of the AFP officers who protect us—their personal protection and also protecting their network of buildings around the country.

Mr Brian Mitchell interjecting—

Now let us compare and contrast what happened between 2007 and 2013.

Ms Macklin interjecting—

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