Matt O'Sullivan (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

We're sympathetic to Senator Thorpe's desire for more information and transparency about incidents and risks now associated with Australia Day events. However, the opposition will not be supporting this OPD, as there would be significant risks and dangers to exposing ASIO intelligence in this way. To the best of our knowledge, and for very good reasons in respect of national security, there has not been a single motion passed in the parliament that has ordered ASIO documents in the entirety of that organisation's existence, going back to 1949, and it should not happen here today or when the vote is happening.