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| Labor senator Katy Gallagher 'is not and has never been' a citizen of Ecuador | Labor senator Katy Gallagher 'is not and has never been' a citizen of Ecuador |
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| Parliamentarian hits back after Daily Telegraph says South American country claims her ‘as one of its own’ because of her mother’s birthplace | |
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| Mon 28 Aug 2017 22.18 BST | |
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| The Labor senator Katy Gallagher says she “is not and has never been” a citizen of Ecuador after revelations her mother was born in the South American country to British citizens. | The Labor senator Katy Gallagher says she “is not and has never been” a citizen of Ecuador after revelations her mother was born in the South American country to British citizens. |
| She says her citizenship status was investigated as part of the Labor party’s vetting when she nominated for the Senate. | She says her citizenship status was investigated as part of the Labor party’s vetting when she nominated for the Senate. |
| “As a result of these investigations it was determined that I had not obtained Ecuadorian citizenship by descent from my mother,” she said. | “As a result of these investigations it was determined that I had not obtained Ecuadorian citizenship by descent from my mother,” she said. |
| A News Corp report on Tuesday cast doubts on her eligibility to be in the Senate, citing her mother’s entry card to Australia that shows she was born in Ecuador. | A News Corp report on Tuesday cast doubts on her eligibility to be in the Senate, citing her mother’s entry card to Australia that shows she was born in Ecuador. |
| Under the Ecuadorian constitution established in 2008, anyone born in the country could be a citizen, as could their children. | Under the Ecuadorian constitution established in 2008, anyone born in the country could be a citizen, as could their children. |
| The citizenship issue has caught out several senators and the deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce. | The citizenship issue has caught out several senators and the deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce. |
| Under section 44 of the Australian constitution, a person is incapable of being elected to the parliament if they are a “citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power”. | Under section 44 of the Australian constitution, a person is incapable of being elected to the parliament if they are a “citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power”. |
| Front page. @dailytelegraph pic.twitter.com/46AuWEH1ci | Front page. @dailytelegraph pic.twitter.com/46AuWEH1ci |
| Ping: @wrongdorey pic.twitter.com/v01qcFzV1d | Ping: @wrongdorey pic.twitter.com/v01qcFzV1d |
| Joyce and four senators have been referred to the high court amid concerns they could be in breach of the constitution for being dual citizens. | Joyce and four senators have been referred to the high court amid concerns they could be in breach of the constitution for being dual citizens. |
| Gallagher said she had told the ALP vetting process that her mother had been born in Ecuador to British parents and that was investigated. | Gallagher said she had told the ALP vetting process that her mother had been born in Ecuador to British parents and that was investigated. |
| “The 2008 constitution was not in effect when my mother was born,” she said. “I am not and had never been an Ecuadorian citizen.” | “The 2008 constitution was not in effect when my mother was born,” she said. “I am not and had never been an Ecuadorian citizen.” |
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