Australians may soon be voting in another referendum if the Coalition wins the next election, with Peter Dutton considering a vote which would give politicians the ability to deport criminal dual citizens. A special vote would be needed to get around twenty twenty two High Court ruling which found that ministers could not strip citizenship from criminals because it was unconstitutional. For more, let's bring in Opposition leader Peter Dutton live in Melbourne. Good morning to you. Do you really want to send voters to another referendum poll?

Australians may soon be voting in another referendum if the Coalition wins the next election, with Peter Dutton considering a vote which would give politicians the ability to deport criminal dual citizens. A special vote would be needed to get around twenty twenty two High Court ruling which found that ministers could not strip citizenship from criminals because it was unconstitutional. For more, let's bring in Opposition leader Peter Dutton live in Melbourne. Good morning to you. Do you really want to send voters to another referendum poll?

Well that I want to keep our country safe. That's the first priority and its first responsibility of any Prime minister. And at the moment we've got people in our country who hate our country, who want to cause terrorist attacks. And my argument is that if you betray your allegiance to our country in that way, you should expect to lose your citizenship. We would never grant somebody citizenship if we knew that they were going to undertake a terrorist act. In somebody who signs the pledge of allegiance to our country and then breaks it in such an overt way, or is involved in child petophiley. For argument's sake, I believe the community standard demands that people who don't abide by our laws and don't respect fellow Australians and want to harm women and children, I just don't think that they deserve priority. We've got millions of people who want to come to our country who are good people, and we have a great migrant story in our country. But if we want to keep ourselves safe, we need to make sure that the laws reflect the community values.

Well that I want to keep our country safe. That's the first priority and its first responsibility of any Prime minister. And at the moment we've got people in our country who hate our country, who want to cause terrorist attacks. And my argument is that if you betray your allegiance to our country in that way, you should expect to lose your citizenship. We would never grant somebody citizenship if we knew that they were going to undertake a terrorist act. In somebody who signs the pledge of allegiance to our country and then breaks it in such an overt way, or is involved in child petophiley. For argument's sake, I believe the community standard demands that people who don't abide by our laws and don't respect fellow Australians and want to harm women and children, I just don't think that they deserve priority. We've got millions of people who want to come to our country who are good people, and we have a great migrant story in our country. But if we want to keep ourselves safe, we need to make sure that the laws reflect the community values.

And there are laws out there. Dual citizens can be deported if they're sentenced to more than three years for a crime like terrorism. The last referendum didn't seem to go down, well, it costs more than four hundred million. Can we work out some other way?

And there are laws out there. Dual citizens can be deported if they're sentenced to more than three years for a crime like terrorism. The last referendum didn't seem to go down, well, it costs more than four hundred million. Can we work out some other way?

Well, that we can do as much as we can by legislation, But as they say, you can't out legislate the constitution. The Constitution is the rule book and people don't change it lightly and they need good reason to. And as you point out with the Voice, it was the wrong issue for the government to put to the people. It could have been dealt with by legislation and the Prime Minister wouldn't explain the logic, the rationale and the impact of the Voice and that's why it went down. What we're proposing here is a discussion about whether we've got adequate laws, whether the Constitution is restrictive, and ultimately, what I want to do is keep our country safe and keep community safe. And I think there are a lot of Australians at the moment who are worried about the rise of anti Semitism and what we've seen in our country and elsewhere which just doesn't reflect the values that we've fought for over many generations.

Well, that we can do as much as we can by legislation, But as they say, you can't out legislate the constitution. The Constitution is the rule book and people don't change it lightly and they need good reason to. And as you point out with the Voice, it was the wrong issue for the government to put to the people. It could have been dealt with by legislation and the Prime Minister wouldn't explain the logic, the rationale and the impact of the Voice and that's why it went down. What we're proposing here is a discussion about whether we've got adequate laws, whether the Constitution is restrictive, and ultimately, what I want to do is keep our country safe and keep community safe. And I think there are a lot of Australians at the moment who are worried about the rise of anti Semitism and what we've seen in our country and elsewhere which just doesn't reflect the values that we've fought for over many generations.

So it might be mister Dutton, but the number one priority in this country, the Poles say eighty percent of people care about, is cost of living. Can we afford hundreds of millions of dollars on another referendum?

So it might be mister Dutton, but the number one priority in this country, the Poles say eighty percent of people care about, is cost of living. Can we afford hundreds of millions of dollars on another referendum?

Well that the first issue is to try and keep people safe. That's always the first responsibility. And in terms of cost of living, of course that's our priority economically because them it's made a number of decisions in the past two budgets which have really made it harder for Australians. Yes, I don't think the threat of inflation has gone away.

Well that the first issue is to try and keep people safe. That's always the first responsibility. And in terms of cost of living, of course that's our priority economically because them it's made a number of decisions in the past two budgets which have really made it harder for Australians. Yes, I don't think the threat of inflation has gone away.

Well, I mean, you can spend money on a refresh your gum right now, whenever I can't afford their toy sauce.

Well, I mean, you can spend money on a refresh your gum right now, whenever I can't afford their toy sauce.

If we believe that we want to keep people safe, if you want to keep your kids safe, and we want to keep kids safe in our community, then I don't think you can put a price on that. But you can deal with community safety at the same time that you can make good economic decisions to help people deal with labors. You know, thirty percent increase in grocery prices. So that's how we would approach it.

If we believe that we want to keep people safe, if you want to keep your kids safe, and we want to keep kids safe in our community, then I don't think you can put a price on that. But you can deal with community safety at the same time that you can make good economic decisions to help people deal with labors. You know, thirty percent increase in grocery prices. So that's how we would approach it.

Okay, moving on to something else. There's a new advertacy group full of members from your Liberal party and its supporters. We're being told who we're calling on you to dump your nuclear power promise. They say it's just going to increase power bills. They say it's a major hurdle to you winning government. What do you say, Well, I.

Okay, moving on to something else. There's a new advertacy group full of members from your Liberal party and its supporters. We're being told who we're calling on you to dump your nuclear power promise. They say it's just going to increase power bills. They say it's a major hurdle to you winning government. What do you say, Well, I.

Think there are a lot of people on both sides of politics who are in favor and against coal and against renewables, for renewables, in favor of nuclear, against nuclear. The decision I've taken is based on the international experience. Of the top twenty economies in the world, Australia is the only one that doesn't have or hasn't signed up to nuclear. The labour Party in the UK has just made a declaration that they can't achieve net zero by twenty fifty without nuclear which is exactly what the Biden administration has said in the United States. So I think we look at the international example and we work at what is best for our country. We're paying three times the cost that places that have nuclear power are for their electricity, so we're killing off industry. Manufacturing is leaving our country and just setting up in Malaysia or Tennessee or in Ontario elsewhere. And Australians are paying the highest electricity prices at home. So our plan brings electricity costs down by forty four percent and it provides stability in the market because we're going to have blackouts and brownouts under Labour's plan, and I just don't think Australians can afford that.

Think there are a lot of people on both sides of politics who are in favor and against coal and against renewables, for renewables, in favor of nuclear, against nuclear. The decision I've taken is based on the international experience. Of the top twenty economies in the world, Australia is the only one that doesn't have or hasn't signed up to nuclear. The labour Party in the UK has just made a declaration that they can't achieve net zero by twenty fifty without nuclear which is exactly what the Biden administration has said in the United States. So I think we look at the international example and we work at what is best for our country. We're paying three times the cost that places that have nuclear power are for their electricity, so we're killing off industry. Manufacturing is leaving our country and just setting up in Malaysia or Tennessee or in Ontario elsewhere. And Australians are paying the highest electricity prices at home. So our plan brings electricity costs down by forty four percent and it provides stability in the market because we're going to have blackouts and brownouts under Labour's plan, and I just don't think Australians can afford that.

Yeaph No, you're right. We might get you back to us do something on energy because some of those ones overseas have been canceled because they're so expensive. There's one in Hinckley that's three times over budget, it's running late. But people are open to the idea. They just want to know the costs and the time. Can we get you back to.

Yeaph No, you're right. We might get you back to us do something on energy because some of those ones overseas have been canceled because they're so expensive. There's one in Hinckley that's three times over budget, it's running late. But people are open to the idea. They just want to know the costs and the time. Can we get you back to.

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Thank you so much, Thank you, Peter Dutton, thank you. Here's Chervo

Thank you so much, Thank you, Peter Dutton, thank you. Here's Chervo