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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given the terrorist plot exposed in the UK, aren’t sky marshals at the front line of any defence against plots to hijack or bomb aircraft? Doesn’t the community deserve to have full confidence in the program and in the training and skills of those deployed? Why hasn’t the minister moved quickly to address these concerns and stamp out the problems at the academy? Minister, will you tell us when those reports came to your attention and what investigations are under way, and will you make them public to ensure the public have confidence in the sky marshal program?