Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Members opposite should be pleased, because on this particular score members opposite have actually been prepared to be constructive. The fact that we have made two very significant upgrades to our national security legislation, the fact that we are on the threshold of a further very significant upgrade to our national security legislation with metadata retention laws is, at least in part, a tribute to the good work of this Attorney. Finally, I say that the Attorney is right to say that the government has lost confidence—

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