Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I am not sure what submission the senator is referring to. If the submission relates to cabinet processes then obviously I am not going to respond to that question. I would mention that the Prime Minister today, in his national security statement, made clear the importance and the priority we as a government continue to place on Australian border security. In the national security statement he put forward the initiative in relation to customs and border protection, which is an augmented Australian Customs and Border Protection Service with the capability to task and analyse intelligence, coordinate surveillance and on-water responses and engage internationally. This service will report to the Minister for Home Affairs and represents, yet again, this government’s commitment to securing our borders and to ensuring that we have a strong Customs and Border Protection Service here in Australia.