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

Australians know one thing: they know that every time this government wants to toughen up our national security laws, Labor complains. That is what they know. Every time this government is proposing new measures to keep Australians safe, members opposite, one way or another, complain and try to water them down. I want to make it absolutely crystal clear: if you are an Australian who goes to Syria or Iraq to fight with a terrorist army, we do not want you back, and, if you are a dual citizen, we will strip your citizenship so you cannot come back. If you are an Australian who goes to fight with a terrorist army, you have committed the modern form of treason, and we do not want you back. And, if you are a dual citizen who does that, we will not let you back. That is the position of this government. It is a very clear position.

The problem is that Labor have now had three positions. First of all, they said that the government's proposal—it is a clear proposal to strip citizenship from dual nationals who are terrorists—

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