Expert calls Rudd on National Security Pr

A leading counter-terrorism expert has called for greater co-ordination and leadership in Australia’s national security, prompting the question ‘what happened to Labor’s proposed department of Homeland Security?’, Opposition Spokesman on Justice and Border Protection Christopher Pyne said today.

“Associate Professor, Dr Ian Wing, used last week’s National Security Australia conference to call for a national director of intelligence. This call has thrown the spotlight on Labor’s much maligned plan for a Department of Homeland Security,” Mr Pyne said.

“In the lead up to last year’s election, Labor committed to establishing a department of Homeland Security. Since the election, Australians have heard nothing about this.

“The question to Mr Rudd is, ‘is this a core or non-core promise?’, and why won’t he be ‘honest and open’ with the Australian people about this?”

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