House debates Questions without Notice

National Security

Thursday, 18 June 2015 House of Representatives

Michael Keenan

Michael Keenan Stirling, Liberal Party, Minister for Justice

2:49 pm

The reality is that when they were in government they systematically degraded Australia's law enforcement and intelligence capabilities. They reduced resourcing to our law enforcement and intelligence agencies, they cut their staff and they reduced vital screening at our borders. In fact, when the Howard government left office in 2007, counterterrorism funding was $790 million. When we came to office in 2013 it was $523 million—

Mr Bowen interjecting—

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