Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

Given the information provided in my answer to the first question, one would believe that this should be a bipartisan issue, but unfortunately the Australian Labor Party, under Mr Bill Shorten, are once again being dragged to the left when it comes to Australia's national security. We have seen the Labor opposition just yesterday betraying our national interest by voting for legislation that our intelligence agencies have said could start the people smugglers' business yet again, and now we have the shadow Attorney-General bizarrely putting forward arguments supporting the legal rights of known terrorists to maintain their Australian citizenship and to be allowed back into the community. We make no excuses for our stance on border protection or our stance on national security. We will protect Australia and Australians.