QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator LAMBIE (Tasmania) (14:32): My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister Watt. The Australian Federal Police has been tasked with providing the protective security framework for the AUKUS submarine program and, in response, has established the AUKUS Command. Noting that by the end of 2027 Australia will not have any nuclear submarines and there won't be any nuclear submarines under construction in Australia then, the task seems to be totally focused on protecting American and British submarines rotating through Australia.

The AFP has been allocated an additional $199.1 million over the 2026-27 and 2027-28 period. What additional annual funding will the AFP need to provide a protective security framework for the AUKUS nuclear submarine program from financial year 2027-28 to financial year 2035-36, and how much of this funding will be met by the defence budget?