George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

My question is directed to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Attorney-General. Has the minister seen press reports that the Rudd government plans to cut back the number of sky marshals protecting Australian airline passengers? Will the government guarantee to the Australian people that the former government’s initiatives to protect Australia’s skies will be quarantined from budget cutbacks, and the number of sky marshals will not be reduced?