Senate debates

Thursday, 29 February 2024

Questions without Notice

National Security

2:46 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I think it is, isn't it?

An honourable senator: Yes.

Yes, it is.

Honourable senators interjecting—

Well, it is. Sorry, but it's not a matter that the government is responsible for. In relation to the question you asked, which was about naming an individual, it's a matter for the director-general of ASIO. If he were to choose to name an individual, that would be a matter for him. As part of his annual threat assessment, he made a decision to raise the issue, I think, and to rightly point to the fact that foreign interference is an issue. It's an issue that all of us, as members of parliament, need to be aware of— (Time expired)

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