James Paterson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security) Share this | Hansard source

It's interesting that the minister doesn't think the illegal importation of hard drugs internationally is a matter for the federal government. A spokesman for the Minister for Home Affairs said in response to this issue, 'State and territory laws are a matter for those states and territories.' Is the government abrogating its responsibility for combating illicit drugs impacting our communities?