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If we had just federal and local governments, then the federal government would be in charge of both the Defence Force and the Police Force. Is that a dangerous idea?

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If we had just federal and local governments, then the federal government would be in charge of both the Defence Force and the Police Force. Is that a dangerous idea?

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No the Minister for Police will be a different person to the Minister of Defence. Both will have clear and distinct roles. One is for the protection of Australia and its national interests (Defence), the other is for upholding and enforcing the law within Australia. In late 2007 the defence minister and all 6 state police ministers were from the Labor party – we did not see Labor using this power to hurt ordinary people nor will we in the future.