George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Minister, is it not the case that ASIO will be required to support its proposed additional responsibilities to combat people smuggling from existing funding, thereby diverting resources away from ASIO’s other intelligence functions? Will not ASIO’s capabilities be diminished as its resources are spread more thinly? Is this not yet another example of the Rudd government’s all talk and no action style?