Members of the Shadow Ministry, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP and Senator James Paterson, spoke at NSC's '
#SecuringOurFuture' conference today, emphasising the need for
#energy security and clearer
#communication on national security threats.
“We need the Australian economy to look like a Swiss army knife, complex, multifunctional and adaptive. Right now, our economy resembles a butter knife.”
The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability
“Politicians have a role in contributing to the public domain, but we don't need to be the sole voices, and we don't need to dominate or even necessarily lead the debate, but we should licence and encourage others to do so.”
@SenPaterson, Shadow Minister for Defence