Malcolm Turnbull insists he is providing "calm and measured" leadership despite an apparent sense of chaos suffocating Canberra.
The prime minister has tackled the ongoing dual citizenship saga during a keynote speech to the Business Council of Australia in Sydney on Monday night.
Mr Turnbull hit out at the High Court's "disappointingly literal" interpretation of split allegiance laws, lamenting the fact his government's legal arguments were not accepted.
"The constitution is for the court to interpret and no one else, so we will accept the decision and we will now resolve it with a fully transparent and accountable process," he said.
"In the future, only thoroughbreds will have more of their genealogy published than our federal politicians."
The Turnbull government has been stripped of its one-seat majority with Barnaby Joyce and John Alexander fighting by-elections, while Fiona Nash and Stephen Parry have been booted from parliament altogether.
It has also delayed a lower house sitting of parliament by a week in order to deal with the citizenship fiasco and same-sex marriage legislation.
But Labor and some crossbench MPs have vowed to arrive in Canberra on Monday regardless, arguing the government is running for cover.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten suspects the sitting week was cancelled in part to fend off renegade coalition MPs exploiting their government's depleted number to cross the floor and establish a banking inquiry.
Mr Turnbull says while it may sell more newspapers to write headlines about chaos and threats to democracy, the reality is much more mundane and reassuring.
Despite the "hyperbolic outrage and sensation" of social media infecting much of the mainstream media, the challenges to Australia's parliament had proven its strength, not its frailties.
"It has also proven that in times of uncertainty, the nation needs calm and measured leadership; a steady hand at the helm - even if it does result in people asking me why I am so calm," the prime minister said.
"So calm, composure, deliberation - that's how we overcome our challenges, just as we have done ever since the election last year."
The coalition has trailed Labor in the polls since just after last year's election, with a recent Essential poll showing voters' top three attributes of the government as being "divided", "will promise to do anything to win votes" and "out of touch".
