Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday and today the Prime Minister has failed four times to rule out pay cuts for AFP officers, including his own protection detail, by claiming that negotiations were occurring at arm's length from government. But the previous Prime Minister, the member for Warringah, was willing to step in to resolve the pay increase problems with the Australian Defence Forces. Why is this Prime Minister unwilling to step up and take the same action as the former Prime Minister to look after AFP officers, who also keep Australian safe?

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