George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

I was about to say, unlike the chaos and dysfunction which characterised the cabinet of which Senator Wong was a member, all decisions by the Abbott government are made through an orthodox and proper cabinet process—every single decision.

Since you raised the matter about what we propose to do about dual citizens who are engaged in terrorist conduct, yes, you are right, Senator Wong. As the Prime Minister has announced, we will be introducing legislation next week to strip dual citizens of their citizenship in circumstances in which they are engaged in terrorism. We look to the Labor Party, from whom we have had uncertain signals, to support us. We look to the Labor Party to support us because this ought to be bipartisan. Australian governments and opposition parties ought to join together to take all appropriate measures to keep Australians safe. Rather than playing politics with national security, Senator Wong, rather than engaging in ill-informed and erroneous questions about process, get behind the objective.