They say a crisis brings out our real character. If we want an example of Labor’s character as a political actor in Parliament, we only have to look at its wrecking ball response to the High Court’s decision on the dual citizenship of seven parliamentarians. Would we characterise it as good for the country, or is it just a party political strategy to poke the Coalition in the eye, causing as much damage as possible to the management of the country?

Labor has threatened to challenge decisions made since the last election by ousted Nationals Barnaby Joyce and Fiona Nash, with...