House debates

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Questions without Notice

Australian Federal Police

2:39 pm

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

My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, we support the AFP efforts, but why are the AFP advising that they lack the resources to properly investigate serious crime, including drug importation? I quote the ABC online, where they say:

The document said NSW AFP did not have the sufficient resources to meet the operational load …

Photo of Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

If the honourable member spent more time listening to the AFP and less time coordinating his question time tactics with the ABC, he'd have a better insight into national security.