His phrasing is appalling. Guessing he actually meant: we are going to ask companies to compromise encryption standards so we can arbitrarily spy on people.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2140747-laws-of-mathematics-dont-apply-here-says-australian-pm/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-news
