Mr KEENAN (Stirling—Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Counter-Terrorism) (14:59): I thank the shadow Minister for Justice for giving me an opportunity to go through again the record investment in the Australian Federal Police we announced yesterday—the largest single investment in our domestic capability since the Howard government. I am very happy to go through the record of this side of the House compared to the shameful record of Labor when they were in office. They constantly returned to slashing our national security community, budget after budget. Let me go through it; I am very happy to go through it again. There is $1½ billion to enhance our counterterrorism capability, funding agencies such as the Australian Federal Police, our intelligence community and the other agencies that make up our law enforcement community. There is $128 million for the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce. This goes after people perpetrating serious fraud against the Commonwealth and involving themselves in complex foreign bribery cases overseas. There is $116 million for the National Anti-Gangs Squad, which sends the Australian Federal Police out to sit side by side with their state and territory policing colleagues in a way that has never been done by any government in Australian history. There is $25 million to expand the AFP's National Forensics Rapid Lab. This gives them the ability to detect large drug importations coming into the country. There is $21 million to extend the trade union royal commission task force, going after corrupt union officials. There is $15 million to support the Fraud and Anti-Corruption Centre. There is $180 million to give Australian Federal Police officers the personal physical protection they need in an environment where they are targets for terrorists. Again, I am happy to contrast our record with the record of the Labor Party when they were in government. Labor's cuts to federal law enforcement left Australians vulnerable. That is why we saw things like the importation of 220 Glock pistols. The SPEAKER: The Minister for Justice will resume his seat. The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order. Mr Burke: On direct relevance, Mr Speaker. The question compares a $430 million cut with a $320 million announcement, which asks: doesn't that mean that the AFP is still $110 million worse off? Mr Pyne interjecting— The SPEAKER: The Leader of the House! I am actually trying to hear the point of order. Mr Burke: The minister has referred to many things in his portfolio but not that, which is in fact the question. The SPEAKER: I will just make the point as clearly as I can. The minister is addressing the question of the funding components, which are part of it. Certainly, it was a more specific question—there is no doubt about that. I am listening to the minister carefully and he has a minute to go. I do point out to the Manager of Opposition Business that he cannot compel, in the last line of a question, the minister to answer it a certain way. I am listening and he is on the policy topic. He will need to start to bring himself to that particular part of the question or wind up his answer. I point out to all ministers that it is not compulsory to go for the whole three minutes. Mr KEENAN: Mr Speaker, I can give you a preview: I will be using my next minute to go through the record of this side of the House versus the record of the other side of the House because their record was completely shameful. The premise of this question is complete and utter fantasy. What has happened since we arrived in office in 2013? We have consistently provided the Australian Federal Police and all the other law enforcement agencies we have responsibility for with the funding they need to do this job. Unfortunately, the opposition has a very limited understanding of the budget process. I am happy to provide the shadow Minister for Justice with a briefing. What I will explain to her is that the budget process happens over a period of four years. This shadow minister has a record. When we announce new funding for the Australian Federal Police—say, if I were to announce $100 million for the Australian Federal Police starting next year—she will subsequently put out a media release saying we are cutting the Australian Federal Police budget by $100 million in four years time. This is the level of understanding that is had by the shadow minister over there. The Australian Federal Police has never been better off than it is at the moment.