The Morrison Government continues to safeguard Australia’s cybersecurity and hold big-tech to account, today releasing an important discussion paper on data security as part of the ongoing development of Australia’s National Data Security Action Plan. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the Action Plan would ensure the ongoing protection of citizens’ data from those…
The Morrison Government is providing additional funding for new Australian Federal Police (AFP) Organised Crime Strike Teams to keep Australians safe from serious and organised crime, and keep weapons and drugs off our streets. The Organised Crime Strike Teams will target illicit drug and firearm trafficking, money laundering and other serious crime around Australia. Strike Teams…
Organised crime syndicates, outlaw motorcycle gangs and other criminals who traffick firearms face tougher penalties under new national gun laws secured by the Morrison Government this week, following a backflip from Labor five years after they objected to them. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the laws would deter and disrupt organised crime groups…
Topics: Counter terror strategy and funding announcement to keep Australians safe, Australia’s provision of aid to assist Ukraine war, Putin attendance of G20, likelihood of cyber attacks from Russia. KAREN ANDREWS: Well, good morning. Today I’m announcing the Morrison Government’s 2022 Counter Terrorism Strategy, and additional funding to make sure that high-risk terrorist offenders are…
Topics: Cybersecurity, assistance for Ukrainian siblings to come to Australia, Leader of the Opposition’s ongoing refusal to undertake an inquiry into treatment of Kimberly Kitching by the Labor Party. NEIL BREEN: Home Affairs Minister, Cabinet Member, MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews joins me every Wednesday. Good morning to you, Minister. KAREN…
The Coalition Government has acted decisively to protect the Australian community from foreign criminals, murderers, paedophiles and rapists by cancelling or refusing 10,000 visas on character grounds since 2014. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the Morrison Government had zero tolerance for non-citizens who endanger Australians or engage in criminal activity. “Coming to Australia…
Topics: Cooperative Research Centre projects, Labor’s retiree tax E&OE: Karen Andrews: Today, I’m announcing about $15 million in Federal Government funding to support nine projects to transform Australia’s recycling industry. So these are CRC, Cooperative Research Centre projects. Applications were called for last year. They closed in October and we are now announcing the nine…
KAREN ANDREWS: Well, hello. It’s an absolute pleasure to be here at Neumanns here on the Gold Coast. Neumanns are, quite frankly, a shining lot of local manufacturing here on the Gold Coast, employing about 160 workers on this site, 350 across the Gold Coast and then more broadly, about 550. They’re a great example…
Topics: 2020 Budget, COVID-19 vaccine and testing, Queensland border restrictions E&OE: Fran Kelly: Well, the Government’s big spending emergency budget is attracting a lot of complaints that it does nothing to specifically support women and women have borne the brunt of the COVID recession in terms of unemployment in particular. The budget did include a…