War footing
Angus Taylor’s first question time as opposition leader was initially focused on national security. But it didn’t take long for the economy to rear its head.
It was no surprise, days after the joint US-Israel attack on Iran, that Angus Taylor’s first question time as opposition leader focused on national security.
As missiles tore through the skies of the Middle East and markets reeled, Taylor and his frontbench, in place for only a fortnight, hammered Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on whether the government had helped the 11 Australian women known as ISIS brides obtain Australian passports.
As he has said many times in recent days, Albanese replied that the law does not allow the government to deny the women passports but that it had done nothing to provide them with any assistance.
“We are operating under the law,” the prime minister said.
For the first time in a long time, the opposition had put bat on ball. They were back in the game.
