Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My point is that the Minister for Defence—and I think it is probably up to you to talk directly to the Director-General of ASIO, because there are some matters, due to the nature of those organisations, that we don't discuss here. It would be up to you, but certainly you would have the capacity to do that. But to bring in someone from outside who is well-respected, who has a job in our national security infrastructure, and attempt to use them in a partisan way is a very serious matter indeed. I ask you to reflect on the comments of the Minister for Defence and report back to the House next week.

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