Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition, as we all know, was elected with a clear mandate from the Australian people to secure our borders. But we understand that securing our borders does not just mean stopping the boats; it also means the government is committed to providing our front-line personnel with the resources that they need to get on with the job of tackling the scourge of ice. Last year, the government announced a $630 million funding boost to our security agencies. As part of that package, $150 million was set aside to strengthen Australia's borders. The government has also made a commitment of $700 million invested over the next six years for the Australian Border Force.

Australians want to know that everybody in our communities, but especially young people, are not having their lives destroyed comprehensively because of exposure to the insidious methamphetamine drug that we know as ice. This is a government that is tackling ice head on in our community and at the border. (Time expired)