Anne Aly (Cowan, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the member for Cowan claim to have been misrepresented?

Anne Aly (Cowan, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Most grievously, Mr Speaker.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Cowan may proceed.

Anne Aly (Cowan, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you. Mr Speaker, earlier today, the Attorney-General attempted to use national security for political pointscoring rather than engaging with academia and established expertise—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Cowan needs to go to where she has been misrepresented, not to debate the matter.

Anne Aly (Cowan, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Certainly. In his response, the Attorney-General claimed that I used the descriptor 'ineffective and unimpactful' in relation to the current legislation before the House. In the context of those two words—that descriptor—I was, in fact, referring to making a point about laws in general being limited in their effect and impact and their capacity and the need for a longer term, more comprehensive response to effectively deal with the threat of terrorism. The Attorney-General also used my words about terrorists having a migratory nature and, in that context, insinuated again that I did not support the current legislation. For the benefit and the education of those opposite, having a migratory nature means that they would move to a combat zone. This is a term that's used quite widely in terrorism literature, and I would suggest that the Attorney-General read a book.