Mr DUTTON (Dickson—Minister for Home Affairs) (14:25): I thank the honourable member for his question and I thank him for his service to our country as well—and now representing the members within his division of Stirling. As we know, when the Labor Party was in government they spent billions of dollars on failed border policies, they put money into pink batts and they wasted billions and billions of dollars. This meant that they had to cut $128 million from the AFP, $30 million and 88 staff from the ACC, $27 million and 56 staff from AUSTRAC, and $735 million and 700 staff from Customs resulting in a 25 per cent reduction in sea cargo screening and a 75 per cent reduction in air cargo screening. That's the approach that Labor always brings to the table. The contrast to that approach is what this government has done since we've been in government since 2013. We've been able to restore integrity to the budget. We're returning to surplus. We are putting additional money into the Home Affairs portfolio, and it's important to do so because we face threats in an unprecedented way. This year, we'll put $6.4 billion into the Home Affairs portfolio so that we can keep our borders secure. We know that there are 70 million people in the world at the moment who are seeking asylum. We know that that includes three million people in the Indo-Pacific region alone. So thoughts that we can soften our borders are completely ridiculous and fraught, but it's the policy of the Labor Party. We've been able to invest money into that space. We have been able to deal with protections at our borders because we don't just worry about drugs coming across our borders; we are worried about gun parts and other illicit substances that end up destroying lives and families in our country. ASIO is dealing with an unprecedented threat when it comes to foreign interference. We've got firms that are being targeted for their intellectual property. Solicitors doing work for companies who are seeking contracts overseas are having their systems attacked. As we know, the AFP and ASIO are dealing with the very real threat of terrorism, like any other Western democracy. Through their work we've been able to disrupt 16 attempted terrorist attacks in our country. And it doesn't stop there. The Home Affairs portfolio also has responsibility for cybersecurity. We want to make sure that families, and in particular kids, are safe online. You can only do that if the budget is back in black and you can afford to invest with certainty in these areas.