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Diary Australia

Australian diary

17 February 2018

9:00 AM

17 February 2018

9:00 AM

I returned to Parliament a week early for hearings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. The committee is examining new laws designed to protect Australia from foreign agents trying to steal our business and governmental secrets and disrupt Australia’s critical infrastructure. ASIO has three major intelligence and security functions: protecting Australia from homegrown terrorist attacks, protecting our borders and stopping other countries trying to steal Australia’s secrets.

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