CANBERRA, ACT, April 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
ANNA HENDERSON, HOST:Prime Minister, thanks for joining SBS World News.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be with you, Anna.
HENDERSON:The Interim Report has stated that despite an increase in funding for the national intelligence community, the proportion allocated for counter-terrorism significantly declined between 2020 and 2025. Did those funding decisions leave the intelligence agencies without essential resources?
PRIME MINISTER:No, indeed, the report shows the opposite. The report shows that funding for all of our security agencies has increased since we came to office.
HENDERSON:It does show that Prime Minister, if I might just...