Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews – Transcript – Sky News 9 February 2023

Subjects: Security cameras from overseas, Queensland mine, national reconstruction fund, manufacturing industry PETE STEFANOVIC: Shadow Minister Karen Andrews. Karen, good to see you, thanks for your time. While you’re here, we just had James Paterson on the program talking about these alleged spy cameras that are out in government buildings at the moment. It’s being…

CONSULTATION ON AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL DATA SECURITY ACTION PLAN

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CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE REFORMS WILL STRENGTHEN AND PROTECT OUR AVIATION AND MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE

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REVAMPED NATIONAL SECURITY WEBSITE LAUNCHED TO KEEP AUSTRALIANS SAFE AND PROTECT OUR WAY OF LIFE

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NEW LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES WILL PROTECT AUSTRALIA IN A CHANGING WORLD

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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY SECURES DEFENCE SATELLITE CONTRACT

A small South Australian space technology company has beaten international competition to win a $2.5m Defence contract. Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, congratulated Inovor Technologies on winning the contract to deliver a satellite bus that will be used to house equipment in space for the Buccaneer Main Mission. “The Buccaneer program…