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Politics podcast: Nick Xenophon on media reform
Nick Xenophon's position on contentious legislation – currently media reform – is crucial for the government.
Bill Shorten tabled a copy of his UK citizenship renunciation documents on Monday.
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While it would have been much easier for the government if Barnaby Joyce had stood aside from cabinet while the High Court determined his parliamentary eligibility, the Nationals leader was too big a fish…
More than 16 million people are eligible to vote in the voluntary survey.
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Between August 8 and 24 the AEC dealt with 933,592 enrolment transactions, 87% of which were changes or updates.
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The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Michael de Percy discuss the week in politics.
Marriage equality supporters protesting outside the Tasmanian Liberal Party state council this week.
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A ‘No’ result in the postal ballot would leave a running sore that would further reduce Malcolm Turnbull’s diminished authority.
Malcolm Roberts is one of several MPs currently before the High Court.
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The High Court has set hearing dates of October 10, 11 and 12 for MPs’ dual citizenship cases.
The government tells High Court it would be willing to pay costs of those before the court
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The government has asked the High Court to hear the dual citizenship cases of several current and former MPs on September 13-14.
George Brandis said the government would ask the court to deal with the citizenship issue urgently.
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George Brandis says he is confident that decisions made in office by ministers now under a dual citizenship cloud are not in doubt.
It’d be better for ministers like Barnaby Joyce to have any potentially contentious decisions made by an acting minister until their citizenship issues are resolved.
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The MPs under a cloud because of dual citizenship need to be very careful about the decisions they make before the matter is resolved. Here’s why.
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The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Frances Shannon discuss the week in politics.
Legal experts are unsure what the High Court may decide on Matt Canavan.
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Even if Matt Canavan survives, his immediate absence from cabinet is a blow to Barnaby Joyce.
Matt Canavan says he did not know he was an Italian citizen, claiming his mother signed him up on his behalf.
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Matt Canavan was seemingly able to obtain Italian citizenship without being born or spending any time in Italy.
Matt Canavan has been told that he is an Italian citizen.
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At the heart of the current controversy is that the senators were either ignorant of their second nationality or believed themselves to have lost it.
The Greens have lost their two co-deputy leaders, Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters, in a matter of days.
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Given the events of the past week, now is an opportune time to discuss reform of a section of the Constitution that makes dual nationals ineligible to sit in parliament.