Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

We're at that time of the year when we're moving towards an election. The Australian people really do need to consider what is important to them in their federal government. What they know from the Morrison-Joyce government is that we will never compromise on national security. We will never make apologies for keeping Australians safe. We will never make apologies for putting in place tough measures to ensure that the lifestyle that we have in Australia is protected.

Australians need to ask themselves: given what happened under the former Rudd-Gillard Labor government, what would happen if Mr Albanese and Labor were elected to office? After 25 years in the parliament, Mr Albanese has never held a national security portfolio—