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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Does the minister recall saying in question time on 11 September 2006—and he averred to it in his answer—the Australian Federal Police:

… have had no trouble whatsoever in getting quality people to sign up.

Isn’t it now clear that this claim was both false and in complete contradiction to the experience of the Australian Federal Police? Will the minister now stop blustering and do his job by tackling the serious staffing issues in the AFP?