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

A number of newspaper reports have referred to my attendance for the opening of the museum at the University of Sydney. That museum was opened by the Governor of New South Wales. I attend a number of events at the University of Sydney as a former graduate of economics at the university.

I also want to put on the record, somewhat unusually, that today I met with the Director-General of ASIO, which I do regularly, and I sought his permission to state to the parliament that I consulted the Director-General of ASIO before accepting that invitation. I did that, and I do regularly consult with our national security agencies, because I take their role seriously as Leader of the Opposition and the abuse of national security provisions has been quite a disgrace and is undermining Australia's national interests.

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