Oz Election Thread #6 - Abbott's LNP

I don't think it does, as any Australian citizen as been able to hold multiple passports since April 2002

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/current/dual_citizenship/

My children are dual passport holders. But if they ever want to be elected to Australia's parliament, they would have to relinquish their Thai citizenship.

Section 44 of the Australian Constitution lists the grounds for disqualification on who may become a candidate for election to the Parliament of Australia. It states in particular:


44. Any person who -
(i.) Is under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power, or is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or citizen of a foreign power: or(ii.) Is attainted of treason, or has been convicted and is under sentence, or subject to be sentenced, for any offence punishable under the law of the Commonwealth or of a State by imprisonment for one year or longer: or(iii.) Is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent: or(iv.) Holds any office of profit under the Crown, or any pension payable during the pleasure of the Crown out of any of the revenues of the Commonwealth: or(v.) Has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any agreement with the Public Service of the Commonwealth otherwise than as a member and in common with the other members of an incorporated company consisting of more than twenty-five persons:
shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives.

But sub-section iv. does not apply to the office of any of the Queen's Ministers of State for the Commonwealth, or of any of the Queen's Ministers for a State, or to the receipt of pay, half pay, or a pension, by any person as an officer or member of the Queen's navy or army, or to the receipt of pay as an officer or member of the naval or military forces of the Commonwealth by any person whose services are not wholly employed by the Commonwealth.

Subsection 44(i) has generally been interpreted as meaning that persons with dual citizenship are not permitted to stand for election.[1]

Wow. And we're certain Abbott has dual citizenship?

Oh, right, not quite certain

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/09/show-us-your-citizenship-why-the-tony-abbott-birthers-want-to-believe

That is the issue!

I am so proud to say I knew David Pope when he was a shelver at the University of Canberra library:

@davpope David Pope

"To lose one first-term state government may be regarded as careless; to lose another looks positively absentminded." pic.twitter.com/xhJHxmPv5f

Holy **** - FDOTM is not pulling any punches

Anti-antipodeans confused by all this?

EXPLAINER: “Game Of Thrones” Can Help You Understand Australia’s Political Mess


A taster:

6. So here we are… Prime Minister Abbott forced to constantly assure the public that everything is fine and he’ll lead the party till the next election.

If he's ousted with any luck hell do a Rudd.

So when do hand Scott Morrison to the Hague?

Did we sign the paper saying they could do that? I know the U.S. hasn't.

I thought we had signed.

Bernard Keane ‏@BernardKeane 13h13 hours ago

Chart from today's Crikey piece - how the total deficit for 2013-17 blew out even as Hockey taxes us more than Labor

not anti, but non

and, yes, confused

but I keep on reading

So are we!