Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Homeland Security) Share this | Hansard source

I will commence by asking the Attorney to comment on a couple of matters associated with the resourcing of ASIO and the skills set that exists within ASIO currently—in particular, the capacity for foreign language skills within ASIO and whether or not there is provision to deal with an expansion of the foreign language skills. Also as part of that broad question, what initiatives are on foot to encourage recruitment in ASIO of people from non-English-speaking backgrounds in particular? I would be interested in the Attorney’s comments on that field.

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