Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

unlike the opposition, as they interject, who do not take these matters seriously, it seems—in terms of the security challenges, the economic challenges or the environmental challenges. We have adopted a careful and considered approach to public policy. We engage in wide consultation to ensure the best views and ideas are available to government and are fed into the policy development process. To this end, there have been a number of reviews established in the portfolio. They have included, as we have said, the Clarke inquiry into the Haneef case to get the facts of the case and make appropriate recommendations to ensure our national security agencies are operating as best they possibly can, both individually and collectively; a review of security to ensure Australia can defend itself against increased sophisticated cyber attacks; and, of course, on the matter that Senator Brandis raised—