Transcripts

Fourth Quarter 2011

15 November 2011 - MTR Drive with Luke Grant
Topics: Cocaine seizure; uranium sales to India; President of the United States

14 November 2011 - ABC News Radio National Drive
Topics: Cocaine seizure; boat arrival; age determination of people smugglers

14 November 2011 - ABC24 Afternoon Live
Topics: Cocaine seizure; boat arrival

8 November 2011 - Doorstop, Anti-Money Laundering Conference, Sydney
Topics: Anti-Money Laundering, Newspoll, Australia Network, Anti-Dumping

8 November 2011 - Launch of Customs Watch
Topic: Launch of Customs Watch

8 November 2011 - Address to the 2011 anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing conference
Topic: The Government Outlook on AML/CTF Matters

7 November 2011 - Doorstop, Brisbane
Topics: Anti-Dumping

3 November 2011 - ABC News Radio Breakfast
Topic: Indonesian boat tragedy; Australian Labor Party

2 November 2011 - ABC 774 Breakfast with Jon Faine
Topic: Indonesian boat tragedy

2 November 2011 - Sunrise Program - Indonesian Boat Tragedy
Topics: Indonesian boat tragedy

2 November 2011 - MTR Breakfast with Steve Price
Topics: Indonesian boat tragedy

1 November 2011 - Doorstop, Parliament House, Canberra
Topics: Vessel sunk in Indonesian waters, boat arrival

1 November 2011 - MTR Drive with Luke Grant
Topics: People smuggling legislation, National Bushfire Arson Capability, Qantas

23 October 2011 - Doorstop - 4 Treasury Place, Melbourne
Topics: Latest suspected irregular entry vessel arrival, 14 year old boy in Bali

19 October 2011 - PM Agenda, Sky News
Topics: Migration amendments; Opposition threat to aviation security

19 October 2011 - ABC 702 Breakfast with Adam Spencer
Topics: Opposition threat to aviation security

17 October 2011 - Doorstop, Australian Red Cross Headquarters
Topic: Slavery and Human Trafficking; Migration Amendments

17 October 2011 - ABC24 News Breakfast
Topics: Slavery in Australia; Migration Amendments

11 October 2011 - Radio National Breakfast - Slavery in Australia
Topic: Slavery in Australia

10 October 2011 - Opening address at Neighbourhood Watch Australasia Conference
Holiday Inn Cairns

2 October 2011 - Insiders with Barrie Cassidy
Topics: Racial Discrimination Act; Statutory Cause of Action for Serious Invasions of Privacy; Tony Abbott; Migration Amendments; Gambling Reforms; Remuneration Tribunal

Third Quarter 2011

29 September 2011 - Sky Agenda with David Speers
Topics: National Police Remembrance Day; Migration Amendments

27 September 2011 - Doorstop, Hilton on the Park, East Melbourne
Topics: Gambling reform, Australian Labor Party, Customs enterprise agreement

23 September 2011 - Doorstop, Parliament House
Topics: Privacy, Border Security

21 September 2011 - Radio Australia Asia Pacific program
Topics: Anti-Dumping System

24 August 2011 - MTR Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant
Topics: Dangerous Dogs, Cause of Action on Privacy, High Court Hearing, Manus Island, Craig Thomson, Shane Warne and Liz Hurley

19 August 2011 - Interview - Radio National 'The National Interest'
Topics: R18+ classification; privacy

26 July 2011 - Interview with Marius Benson, ABC Newsradio
Topics: Malaysia deal

24 July 2011 - ABC, Insiders
Topics: Privacy reforms, asylum seekers, R18+ game classification

22 July 2011 - Press Conference, Adelaide
Topics: R18+ game classification, privacy reforms, Christmas Island riot

22 July 2011 - 5AA Adelaide, The Breakfast Team
Topics: Privacy reforms, R18+ game classification

21 July 2011 - Privacy reform press conference
Topics: Privacy reforms, asylum seekers, David Hicks

21 July 2011 - Sky News PM Agenda
Topics: Privacy reforms, asylum seekers David Hicks

21 July 2011 - ABC News 24
Topics: Asylum seekers, privacy reforms

21 July 2011 - 774 ABC Mornings with Jon Faine
Topics: Privacy reforms

21 July 2011 - 3AW Mornings with Neil Mitchell
Topics: Privacy reforms

21 July 2011 - ABC AM
Topics: Privacy reforms

19 July 2011 - ABC 891 Adelaide
Topics: Match fixing and betting in sport

19 July 2011 - 5AA The Breakfast Team
Topics: Match fixing and betting in sport

12 July 2011 - MTR Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant
Topics: Carbon Tax, Airport Security, Malaysia Agreement

6 July 2011 - Question Time Hansard
Canberra, ACT

Second Quarter 2011

29 June 2011 - Doorstop, Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Melbourne
Topics: Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Christmas Island tragedy

27 June 2011 - MTR Melbourne Weekends with Glenn Ridge
Topics: Online security; drug seizures in 2010-11

23 June 2011 - 2GB 'The Money News' with Ross Greenwood
Topics: Improvements to Australia's anti-dumping regime

23 June 2011 - 891 ABC Adelaide, Mornings with Ian Henschke
Topics: R18+ computer game classification

23 June 2011 - 5AA Mornings with Leon Byner
Topics: Improvements to Australia’s anti-dumping regime; reaction from Australian Industry Group

22 June 2011 - Press Conference, Parliament House, Canberra
Topics: Improvements to Australia’s anti-dumping regime

14 June 2011 - Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant, MTR
Topics: Division in Parliament; Malaysia immigration deal; expressing views in the Labor Party; Dalai Lama; live exports

8 June 2011 - ABC NewsRadio, Drive with Sandy Aloisi
Topics: Queensland drug lab raid

8 June 2011 - 2GB with Ben Fordham
Topics: Border protection and immigration

2 June 2011 - Drive with Ben Fordham, 2GB
Topics: Illegal tobacco imports

31 May 2011 - Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant, MTR
Topics: Illegal tobacco imports, plain cigarette packaging, asylum seekers, carbon price

26 May 2011 - FiveAA Mornings with Leon Byner
Topics: Introduction of an R18+ computer game category

23 May 2011 - Doorstop, National Archives, Canberra
Topics: Discovery of missing Canberra design competition drawing

17 May 2011 - MTR1377 Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant
Topics: Plain packaging of cigarettes; polls; Budget 2011-12; asylum seekers

17 May 2011 - Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert
Topics: Carbon price; asylum seekers; allegations of security breaches within Defence; counter terrorism

12 May 2011 - Doorstop at Parliament House, Canberra
Topics: Arrest of man accused of organising vessel that crashed at Christmas Island; people smuggling

12 May 2011 - Sky News "PM Agenda" with David Speers
Topic: AFP arrest of alledged people smuggler

3 May 2011 - 3MTR Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant
Topics: Osama Bin Laden, Privacy Awareness Week

20 April 2011 - 612 ABC Brisbane - Mornings with Terri Begley
Topics: Barnaby Joyce; Carbon tax; Budget; Easter eggs

18 April 2011 - Doorstop at Adelaide Airport
Topics: Know Before You Go; Deportation of Clifford Tucker; polls

15 April 2011 - Doorstop at Federation Square, Melbourne
Topics: Organised Crime in Australia; Commonwealth Ombudsman investigating AFP use of force; Andrew Wilkie; laws against bikie gangs

15 April 2011 - ABC 24, Newline with Jim Middleton
Topics: Commonwealth Ombudsman to investigate AFP use of force; Indonesian Parliament passes people smuggling laws; Regional Processing Centre

15 April - ABC 24 News
Topic: Tackling organised crime

13 April 2011 - Doorstop at Customs House, Brisbane
Topic: Importation of restricted items to Australia

13 April 2011 - Doorstop at Oxley, Queensland
Topics: Guidelines to clean up clandestine drug labs; Queensland road rules; R18 classification of computer games

8 April 2011 - 6PR Drive with Bob Maumill
Topics: Indonesian Parliament criminalises people smuggling

8 April 2011 - ABC News 24 interview with Lyndal Curtis
Topics: Indonesian Parliament criminalises people smuggling

8 April 2011 - Sky News with Kieran Gilbert
Topic: Indonesian Parliament criminalises people smuggling

8 April 2011 - Ten News interview with Leah Craven
Topics: Indonesian Parliament criminalises people smuggling

8 April 2011 - Nine Morning News
Topics: Indonesian Parliament criminalises people smuggling

8 April 2011 - ABC Newsradio with Marius Benson
Topics: Indonesian Parliament criminalises people smuggling; laws about broadcasting private acts

8 April 2011 - ABC Australia Network, Asia Connect with Liam Cochrane
Topic: Indonesian Parliament criminalises people smuggling

6 April 2011 - Melbourne Tonight MTR1377
Topics: Kevin Rudd on Q&A, Tasmanian Detention  Centre, Combating Fraud

4 April 2011 - ABC Newsradio with Marius Benson
Topic: Fraud against Commonwealth departments

First Quarter 2011

17 March 2011 - Doorstop at Australian Ambassador's residence
Topics: Co-operation between Australian Federal Police and Indonesian National Police; bombing in Jakarta

16 March 2011 - Doorstop at Indonesian Ministry for Law and Human Rights
Topics: Co-operation between Australian Federal Police and Indonesian National Police; bombing in Jakarta yesterday

16 March 2011 - Doorstop at the Indonesian National Police Headquarters with Chief of Indonesian National Police General Timur Pradopo
Topics: High Tech Crime Centre; extradition of Heydar Khani and Abdul Hamid; people smuggling laws in Indonesia; Regional Protection Framework; bombing in Jakarta yesterday

10 March 2011 - Press Conference - Archerfield Airport, Brisbane
Topics: Launch of the Criminal Asset Confiscation Taskforce

10 March 2011 - 6PR Mornings with Paul Murray
Topics: Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce; extradition

9 March 2011 - ABC 24 News Breakfast
Topic: Consumer Fraud

8 March 2011 - Interview with ABC Television - ABC Southbank studios, Melbourne
Topic: Introduction of an R18+ classification for computer games

8 March 2011 - Doorstop - Launch of the Online Consumer Fraud Survey Report, State Library, Melbourne
Topic: Fraud

2 March 2011 - ABC Radio Canberra with Louise Maher
Topic: National Police Service Medal

1 March 2011 - MTR Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant
Topics: Parliamentary divisions; identity theft; body scanners to detect drugs at airports; carbon tax; St Kilda Football Club and the NAB Cup

25 February 2011 - Farewell to Australian Federal Police travelling to Christchurch
Good afternoon to the 55 Australian Federal Police here today. I’d also like to acknowledge the acting High Commissioner of New Zealand, the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police Tony Negus and distinguished guests.

25 February 2011 - Launch of Shake Your Family Tree Day
Location: National Archives of Australia, Canberra

14 February 2011 - Money with Ross Greenwood - 2GB
Topics: GST

14 February 2011 - 'The National Interest', ABC Radio National
Topics: Credit reporting changes

13 February 2011 - Doorstop - Sod turning of Customs Detector Dog Centre
Topics: Customs detector dog training and new centre; Liberal Party divisions

11 February 2011 - Doorstop at first graduation of aviation police with AFP Acting Commissioner Michael Phelan
Topics: Aviation police

1 February 2011 - Melbourne Tonight, MTR1377
Topics: St Kilda Football Club; Egypt; Julian Assange; Flood levy; Customs and Australian Federal Police support in floods

24 January 2011 - Press Conference, Customs House, Canberra
Topics: Christmas Island Tragedy Internal Review

4 January 2011 - Doorstop, Sydney International Airport
Topics: SmartGate expansion at Sydney International Airport; GST on online purchases; Wikileaks and whaling; Christmas Island tragedy; Queensland floods.

Fourth Quarter

30 December 2010 - Afternoon Live, ABC News 24
Topic: Queensland floods

30 December 2010 - ABC Radio 'AM'
Topic: Queensland floods

23 December 2010 - FiveAA Afternoon with Amber Petty
Topics: Social media and privacy

21 December 2010 - ABC Nationwide Afternoons with Liz Ellis
Topics: Firearms and explosives detection dogs

21 December 2010 - Press Conference - Sydney International Airport
Topics: Firearm and explosive detection dogs; allegations of drug dealing at Garden Island naval base; Christmas Island boat tragedy

20 December 2010 - FiveAA Mornings with Lainie Anderson
Topics: Christmas Island; Inverbrackie

18 December 2010 - Doorstop - Christmas Island airport
Topics: Christmas Island

17 December 2010 - 4BC Mornings with Gary Hargraves
Topics: Christmas Island

17 December 2010 - Mornings with Nick McCallum and Justin Smith, 3AW
Topics: Christmas Island

17 December 2010 - News Day, Sky News
Topics: Christmas Island

16 December 2010 - 5AA Adelaide - Mornings
Topics: Christmas Island

16 December 2010 - SKY News – Press Conference
Topic: Christmas Island

16 December 2010 - ABC AM
Topic: Christmas Island

16 December 2010 - 720 Perth ABC - Mornings with Geoff Hutchison
Topic: Christmas Island

16 December 2010 - SKY Agenda
Topic: Christmas Island

16 December 2010 - 6PR Mornings
Topic: Christmas Island

13 December 2010 - Doorstop with Mr Alkatiri in East Timor
Topic: Training for Timor Leste’s police, the PNTL

10 December 2010 - Doorstop, Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Topics: An R18+ classification for computer games, Charles Zentai

7 December 2010 - Melbourne Tonight with Glenn Ridge, Melbourne Talk Radio
Topics: AFP presence in Solomon Islands, serious and organised crime, R18+ classification for video games, Wikileaks, resignation of MDBA Chair, NSW floods.

5 December 2010 - Doorstop, Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Melbourne
Topics: R18+ video game classification; Wikileaks

2 December 2010 - Triple J 'Hack' - R18+ video game classification
Topics: Research into the link between violent behaviour and video games; R18+ video game classification

2 December 2010 - Doorstop, Minister with AFP Commissioner Tony Negus and AFP Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan
Topics: Virtual Global Taskforce Conference; online child sexual abuse; R18+ video game classification

25 November 2010 - Question Time - White Ribbon Day
Topic: White Ribbon Day

23 November 2010 - MTR1377 Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant
Topics: People trafficking; online privacy and social networking; National Broadband.

5 November 2010 - Capital Hill ABC 24
Topics: Asylum seekers; new FOI laws; Victorian election.

2 November 2010 - Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert
Topics: Prime  Minister's visit to Indonesia and Malaysia; action by Indonesia and Malaysia to  combat people smuggling; Schapelle Corby and the Bali Nine; air cargo security  measures; Liberals proposal on Sharia law banking; budget meetings speculation

1 November 2010 - Doorstop with Australian Information Commissioner Professor John McMillan AO
Topics: FOI reforms; air cargo security and Yemen bomb threat; fifth largest heroin bust

27 October 2010 - MTR1377 Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant
Topics: Crime Stoppers; AFP’s Think U Know; huge cocaine bust in Queensland; incoming passenger cards; successful anti-people smuggling activities in Malaysia and Thailand; Melbourne Cup.

27 October 2010 - Changes to FOI fees and charges - Question Time, Parliament House, Canberra
Topics: Changes to FOI fees and charges

20 October 2010 - Question Time - House of Representatives, Parliament House
Topics: Recent large cocaine bust and commitment to tackling organised crime

19 October 2010 - ABC 891 Adelaide - Drive with Sonya Feldhoff
Topics: Incoming passenger cards requiring the disclosure of illegal pornography

14 October 2010 - Doorstop about huge seizure of cocaine in Queensland
Topics: Great work by Australian Federal Police and Customs and Border Protection to seize 464kg of cocaine

11 October 2010 - Minister's farewell to AFP officers deploying to Afghanistan
Topics: AFP’s work in Afghanistan; Tony Abbott’s overseas travel; Bali bombings anniversary; flawed Opposition costings; Regional Protection Framework

7 October 2010 - Graduation of first five AFP firearms and explosive detector dogs
Topics: Graduation of first five AFP firearms and explosive detector dogs; Customs enterprise bargaining

Third Quarter

29 September 2010 - Question Time, House of Representatives, Australian Parliament
Topics: National Police Remembrance Day; AFP recruitment target ahead of schedule; initial refusal of a pair by the Opposition

28 September 2010 - MTR 1377 Melbourne Tonight with Luke Grant
First day of Parliament; Speaker and Deputy Speaker; Legislative agenda; AFL Grand Final

22 September 2010 - ABC24
Topics: Villawood Immigration Detention Centre; Commonwealth Games; International collaboration to stop people smuggling; Border protection assets

22 September 2010 - ABC 612 Brisbane - Mornings with Madonna King
Topics: Assylum seekers; Speaker's position; Commonwealth Games

21 September 2010 - ABC 774 Melbourne, Mornings with Waleed Aly
Topics: Villawood Detention Centre

21 September 2010 - Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert
Topics: Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd; Prime Minister’s international plans; Speaker’s position and parliamentary reforms; Villawood Detention Centre; Support for soldier in Afghanistan

14 September 2010 - MTR 1377 Evenings with Luke Grant
Topics: Swearing in; the Minister’s daughter Una; election campaign and negotiation period; Bulldogs v Saints

13 July 2010 - Doorstop
Topics: Tony Abbott won’t ‘turn back the boats’; border protection: election timing; climate change

12 July 2010 - Doorstop
Topics: Philip Ruddock’s comments on turning the boats around; new firearm and explosive detector dogs; terrorism; polls and election timing; 500 new AFP officers

11 July 2010 - Sky News Australian Agenda with David Speers and panellists Patricia Karvelas, Malcolm Farr and Peter van Onselen
Topics: Border protection policy

9 July 2010 - 6PR Mornings with Simon Beaumont
Topics: Proposed regional immigration processing centre; Charles Zentai

9 July 2010 - 2SM Mornings with Leon Delaney
Topics: Proposed regional immigration processing centre

9 July 2010 - ABC Newsradio with Marius Benson
Topics: Proposed regional immigration processing centre

9 July 2010 - MTR 1377 Breakfast with Steve Price
Topics: Proposed regional immigration processing centre

9 July 2010 - 2UE Breakfast with Sandy Aloisi and John Stanley
Topic: Proposed regional immigration processing centre

8 July 2010 - MTR 1377 Mornings with Steve Vizard
Topics: Asylum seekers

7 July 2010 - MTR 1377 Evenings with Luke Grant
Topics: Regional approach to tackling people smuggling; National Youth Policing Model; national gambling exclusion orders

6 July 2010 - Australia Network, Newsline with Jim Middleton
Topics: Border protection

2 July 2010 - Doorstop with NT Chief Minister Paul Henderson and Victorian Police Minister Bob Cameron
Topics: National Youth Policing Model; resources rent tax; asylum seekers

Second Quarter

29 June 2010 - Launch of AUSTRAC financial crime report
Topic: AUSTRAC financial crime report

28 June 2010 - Interview - Child sex tourism laws advertisements
Topic: Child sex tourism laws advertisements

28 June 2010 - Interview - Mobile xray units
Topics: Two new mobile x-ray units for Customs and Border Protection; Prime Minister Julia Gillard; asylum seekers

26 June 2010 - Sky News, Saturday Agenda with Peter van Onselen
Topics: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, RSPT, asylum seekers.

25 June 2010 - MTR Mornings with Luke Grant
Topic: Prime Minister Julia Gillard

25 June 2010 - Breakfast with Grant Goldman
Topic: Prime Minister Julia Gillard

23 June 2010 - Interview with MTR Radio
Topics: World Cup; new and tougher aviation laws; election timing; Dorothy Dixers; Socceroos

14 June 2010 - Doorstop, Melbourne Airport
Topics: New and tougher aviation laws; leadership; asylum seekers

14 June 2010 - Tougher penalties for airport hoaxes
Topic: Tougher penalties for aviation threats

9 June 2010 - Launch of ThinkUKnow cyber safety program in Victoria
Topic: ThinkUKnow in Victoria

9 June 2010 - Interview with MTR Radio
Topic: Illicit Drug Data Report; ThinkUKnow cyber safety program in Victoria; asylum seekers and good work of Customs officers; polls

25 May 2010 - Joint Press Conference - International Missing Children's Day
Topic: International Missing Children's Day; Vessel last October

7 May 2010 - Online Monitoring Uncovers Pseudoephedrine Syndicate
Topic: Online Monitoring Uncovers Pseudoephedrine Syndicate

6 May 2010 - ThinkUKnow Launched in South Australia
Topic: ThinkUKnow in South Australia

4 May 2010 - Launch of ThinkUKnow in Western Australia
Topic: Launch of ThinkUKnow in Western Australia

28 April 2010 - Media Conference - Farewelling AFP Deployment to Afganistan
Topic: AFP Deployment to Afganistan

24 April 2010 - Strengthening the Fight against Money Laundering and People Smuggling
Topic: Strengthening the Fight against Money Laundering and People Smuggling

First Quarter

30 March 2010 - Interview Sky News Agenda
Topic: People Smuggling and Boat ArrivalsPeople Smuggling and Boat Arrivals

30 March 2010 - Interview - ABC News Radio
Topic: People Smuggling and Boat Arrivals

19 March 2010 - Consumer Beware - Counterfeit Goods Seizures on the Rise
Topic: Counterfeit Goods Seizures on the Rise

16 March 2010 - 2GB Breakfast
Topic: Boat Arrivals

24 February 2010 - Sky News PM Agenda - Interviewee - Brendan O'Connor MP
Topic: The Government's New Anti-People-Smuggling Measures 

19 February 2010 - Media Conference - Ithaca Creek State School
Topic: Launch of the ThinkUKnow

2 February 2010 - Transcript of Doorstop: Parliament House Senate Courtyard
Topic: Minister Brendan O'Connor and AFP Commissioner Tony Negus - New Structure of the Australian Federal Police