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

It is legislation to strip citizenship from terrorists who are dual nationals. I make this point. It is a very important point and members opposite should listen well. Anyone who takes a gun or a knife to Australians because of who we are has forfeited any right to be considered one of us. That legislation will be coming into this parliament in the next fortnight. What we are determined to do is ensure that as far as is reasonably possible if someone leaves this country to fight with a terrorist army in the Middle East they are not coming back. As far as is humanly possible, if they leave this country to fight with a terrorist army overseas they have committed the modern form of treason. They have committed the modern form of treason and they are not coming back, because they have betrayed their Australian citizenship. This is what this government is doing.

I certainly invite more questions from the opposition on this subject, because this is a topic where this government's record is very strong, indeed.

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