Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

There has never been an Australian government that provides more support to the Australian Federal Police than the one I lead. Funding for the Federal Police has not been reduced. In fact, I can confirm that the AFP's funding has risen in the 2018-19 budget to $1.485 billion. This funding increase provides almost 150 additional ASL in the next financial year, 2018-19, with up to 269 additional staff over the forward estimates. Included within the funding is $107 million for aviation, air cargo and international mail security; $68.6 million for the establishment of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation; $4.7 million for assistance to Papua New Guinea for hosting APEC this year; and $12.6 million in additional funding for our national security agencies. That is in addition to last year's $321.4 million investment, which was the largest single funding boost for the AFP's domestic policing capabilities in a decade.

Our first priority is the safety and security of Australia and its people—a security the Labor Party abandoned when they outsourced our borders to people smugglers and criminals.

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