James Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Yesterday the Prime Minister was asked when he was first advised of the planned mass-casualty terror attack against Sydney's Jewish community, as to which he told the House:

We don't go out there and brief about National Security Committee meetings. We don't discuss those details, because it's an ongoing investigation.

The Australian revealed today at least six occasions when the Prime Minister has publicly disclosed NSC meetings or intelligence and security briefings, including following the Adass Israel Synagogue firebombing. Minister, why is it appropriate for the Prime Minister to discuss briefings and NSC meetings about the Adass firebombing but not the incident in Dural?