Opposition Questions Labor’s Decision to Cut Home Affairs Budget

Opposition Questions Labor’s Decision to Cut Home Affairs Budget
Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs Mike Pezzullo speaks during a Senate inquiry at Parliament House in Canberra on September 24, 2020. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
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Opposition Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has said he is concerned that the federal government is underfunding the Home Affairs department after senate estimates revealed the department’s budget had potentially been slashed by over a billion dollars.

Home Affairs is the agency that oversees Australia’s migration, cyber and infrastructure security, national security and resilience, and border-related functions.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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