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| Labor targets Barnaby Joyce over citizenship – politics live | Labor targets Barnaby Joyce over citizenship – politics live |
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| Surprise! @Barnaby_Joyce #auspol #kiwi pic.twitter.com/THmav3aA6p | |
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| ALP national secretary says Labor citizenship checks exhaustive | |
| Noah Carroll, national secretary of the Australian Labor party: | |
| The Labor party has an extensive and exhaustive process for ensuring that every candidate satisfies all constitutional requirements before they are nominated, including section 44. | |
| One part of this process is that candidates are required to declare the citizenship status of their parents and grandparents. Where there are any issues with respect to dual citizenship – potential or otherwise – candidates are required to take all reasonable steps to renounce and satisfy the requirements of section 44. | |
| This is a critical part of our nomination process. A candidate will not be nominated by the ALP without being cleared through this process. | |
| We are confident every member of the Labor caucus has been properly elected. | |
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| at 7.57am BST | |
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| Barnaby Joyce is taking urgent steps to renounce his New Zealand citizenship. | |
| A-G George Brandis: the govt has received advice section 44 of the constitution doesn't apply to @Barnaby_Joyce. https://t.co/zLmaM4JqF0 pic.twitter.com/1znnIRsk1z | |
| Which doesn’t really add up. | |
| Brandis says, from previous cases, there has to be “conscious acknowledgement of an obedience or adherence” to a foreign sovereign. That is, because Joyce was shocked to learn he was a Kiwi dual citizen, there was no conscious acknowledgement. | |
| Which seems a similar position to that of Waters, Ludlam and Canavan, though not Malcolm Roberts, who allegedly signed a document saying he was a UK citizen. | |
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| The PM said in question time that the high court would clear Barnaby Joyce. His statement was unequivocal. | The PM said in question time that the high court would clear Barnaby Joyce. His statement was unequivocal. |
| George Brandis was asked if he agreed. | George Brandis was asked if he agreed. |
| That is my judgement. | That is my judgement. |
| What about Matt Canavan? | What about Matt Canavan? |
| That is also my expectation. | That is also my expectation. |
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| Attorney general George Brandis talked to David Speers on Sky. | Attorney general George Brandis talked to David Speers on Sky. |
| He said the government was confident in its advice on both Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan. He was asked, why did Canavan stand down from cabinet and Joyce did not? | He said the government was confident in its advice on both Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan. He was asked, why did Canavan stand down from cabinet and Joyce did not? |
| Brandis essentially said at the time of the Canavan announcement, it was a rapidly evolving situation and that was the course of action decided on by Canavan. | Brandis essentially said at the time of the Canavan announcement, it was a rapidly evolving situation and that was the course of action decided on by Canavan. |
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| Brandis says there has to be "conscious adherence" to the foreign state... why did Canavan step down, Waters & Ludlam resign then? #auspol | Brandis says there has to be "conscious adherence" to the foreign state... why did Canavan step down, Waters & Ludlam resign then? #auspol |
| Brandis also says he doesn’t want to say what the government’s position will be. | Brandis also says he doesn’t want to say what the government’s position will be. |
| Brandis "doesn't want to constrain" what SG argues in High Court. PM just said what the court would find!!! Talk about constraint! #auspol | Brandis "doesn't want to constrain" what SG argues in High Court. PM just said what the court would find!!! Talk about constraint! #auspol |
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