Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Ellison, the Minister for Justice and Customs. Can the minister explain when he first became aware of concerns over the running of the sky marshal training academy? Aren’t there allegations that as part of a ‘mates’ culture at the academy trainees were bullied, harassed and discriminated against during the training course? Weren’t many female participants failed for no good reason, yet independently assessed as passing the course? Don’t these serious allegations raise concerns about the training and effectiveness of our sky marshal program? What action has the minister taken to address these concerns and stamp out the problems at the academy?