Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) | Hansard source

The director-general of ASIO's comments are worth reading, and I ask people to think about what the director-general of ASIO has said and then the language that was just used in that question. He said this:

I reckon a 'fair go' for all could be a good place to start. I appreciate this is not traditional territory for a spy chief, but I firmly believe if more Australians—not just visitors—embraced the ethos of a fair go, mutual respect and tolerance, the temperature of our security environment would be several degrees lower.

By all means disagree, but consider how we disagree.

By all means protest, but consider how we protest.

By all means report the news, but consider how you report the news.

By all means condemn a government or a political party, but consider whether you should condemn a people.

Despite the scale of this challenge, Australia is well placed to meet it.

Our Parliaments are sovereign, our communities are resilient, our economy is growing and while we may not be perfect, our security and law enforcement agencies are world class.

We should not be insecure about our security: we can and should have confidence in our ability to respond.

The director-general of ASIO has my absolute confidence, and the director-general of ASIO is an extraordinary Australian who—

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