Coalition Pledges to Undo Labor’s Home Affairs Reshuffle

Paterson unveils plan to reunify intelligence agencies under Home Affairs.

Shadow Home Affairs spokesperson James Paterson at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on March 6, 2023. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Peter Dutton’s Coalition is promising sweeping changes to Australia’s national security apparatus if it wins the upcoming federal election.

Central to this plan is the reintegration of key national security departments agencies under the Home Affairs portfolio away from the Attorney-General’s Office.