House debates Questions without Notice

Australian Federal Police

Tuesday, 24 October 2017 House of Representatives

Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

2:39 pm

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 …

Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

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.