Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I again refer to my earlier answer and say again to Senator Paterson that I understand why the opposition has tried to keep political focus on this. I, for one, think the political focus should be on making sure people are apprehended and making sure people face the full force of the law, because the safety of the community is most advanced by ensuring that that is what occurs. Certainly that's the approach the government will take. We don't comment on operational matters regarding national security. You would know that we take a mature, considered approach to these matters. We are regularly briefed by national security agencies. We don't think it's helpful for anyone to be undermining the good work of the police by playing politics with this investigation, or any investigation.