Congratulations to Benjamin Netanyahu on his election victory. The Coalition is proud to call Israel a close and trusted friend.

Joint media release with Andrew Hastie and Karen Andrews MP:

Sobering cyber threat demands decisive action: senatorpaterson.com.au/news/sobering-…

A welcome decision. Australia has not looked back after our decision to not proceed with an extradition treaty with the PRC in 2017, or our cancellation of the Hong Kong agreement in 2020. These agreements are a powerful tool to intimidate & coerce Chinese diaspora communities

Joint media release with Dan Tehan:

Labor wrong to send cyber experts to the back of the skilled immigrant queue: senatorpaterson.com.au/news/labor-wro…

Pleased to catch up with Vicky Xu / 许秀中 to discuss what more Australia can do to combat transnational repression. Vicky’s globally influential research on the repression of Uyghurs made her a target of the CCP. We must protect researchers & journalists from intimidation & coercion

People wanting further information or to make a submission to the Australian Senate inquiry chaired by Senator Claire Chandler into the human rights implications of recent violence in Iran should visit aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_…

Except the one where they said they wouldn’t increase taxes (theguardian.com/australia-news…).

Q: When is a ✂️ not a cut?

A: When it is a “reduction”

Concerning to learn in Senate Estimates today the Home Affairs budget was cut by $44m in the Albanese government’s first budget at a time of serious national security risks to our country. youtu.be/lKifaGHSrQE

Very proud that in Government we will support Australians to harness their own superannuation to buy a first home. afr.com/politics/feder…

This is the absolute worst case scenario and will rightly anger Medibank customers.

The Minister should have been more directly engaged when the cyber incident was first reported on 13 October. It is never safe to assume the best when such sensitive data is involved.

Very significant comments from US Senate Intel Chair Mark Warner during his visit to Australia on TikTok and tech competition with China: smh.com.au/politics/feder…