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

Our policy is to strip citizenship from terrorists who are dual nationals. It is a very good and strong policy. It is an important part of our national security policy because the first priority of government is to keep our people safe, and that is what this government will do by stripping the citizenship from terrorists who have dual nationality. Again, I want to know where the Leader of the Opposition stands on this. Let me make it absolutely crystal clear. Anyone who lifts a gun or a knife to an Australian because of who we are has forfeited any right to be considered one of us. That is the fundamental principle. Does the Leader of the Opposition agree that someone who raises a gun or a knife to an Australian because of who we are has forfeited the right to be considered one of us? That is what we believe. What does he believe? Yet again, we just don't know.

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