Topics: Murder of Sir David Amess; illicit drugs in Australia; Government assistance to critical infrastructure on cyber-attacks NEIL BREEN: The Minister for Home Affairs and the MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast is Karen Andrews. She’s a Cabinet Minister as well. Good morning to you, Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Neil. How are you?…
The Morrison Government has today introduced amendments to urgently protect Australia’s critical infrastructure in the event of a major cyber-attack. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the amendments to the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 would ensure the most urgent reforms could be made while the Government continues to consider other recommendations…
The Morrison government is committed to uplifting the security of critical infrastructure and safeguarding the essential services they provide for all Australians. Recent incidents, such as compromises of the Australian parliamentary network, university networks and key corporate entities, illustrate that threats to the operation of Australia’s critical infrastructure assets continue to be significant. The interconnected…
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill, and I ask leave of the House to move government amendments (1) to (59), as circulated, together. Leave granted. Mrs ANDREWS: I move: (1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 2), omit the table item, substitute: 2. Schedule 1, Parts 1 and 2 The day after this…