Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity) Share this | Hansard source

We have established Taskforce Blaze. Taskforce Blaze intercepted 19.7 tonnes of narcotics before it got to our borders. That quantity of narcotics would wreak absolute havoc in our communities, in our suburbs and on our streets. I think everyone, on both sides of the House, should be enormously appreciative of the strong work that is being done by our law enforcement agencies to intercept those quantities of narcotics before getting into Australia. We have committed $70 million to establish the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation—I'm sure all members of this parliament can support a government that spends $70 million on preventing these heinous offences—and we've announced approximately $120 million for the Safer Communities Fund and the Safer Streets Program.

There is an alternative. We saw Labor raid the accounts of our law enforcement agencies when they were in government. When they had a faltering budget, they raided the accounts of our law enforcement agencies in this country: $128 million from the Australian Federal Police, and $735 million and 700 people from Customs. Labor is also opposing our legislation to introduce mandatory minimum sentencing for firearms trafficking and the worst child sex offenders. You can rely on this side of the House, on this government, to keep Australians safe and secure.

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