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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.
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…
Between August 8 and 24 the AEC dealt with 933,592 enrolment transactions, 87% of which were changes or updates.
The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Michael de Percy discuss the week in politics.
A ‘No’ result in the postal ballot would leave a running sore that would further reduce Malcolm Turnbull’s diminished authority.
The High Court has set hearing dates of October 10, 11 and 12 for MPs’ dual citizenship cases.
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 says he is confident that decisions made in office by ministers now under a dual citizenship cloud are not in doubt.
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.
The University of Canberra’s Michelle Grattan and Frances Shannon discuss the week in politics.
Even if Matt Canavan survives, his immediate absence from cabinet is a blow to Barnaby Joyce.
Matt Canavan was seemingly able to obtain Italian citizenship without being born or spending any time in Italy.
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.
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.
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