Third Australian politician resigns from cabinet over dual citizenshipSYDNEY MORNING HERALD Resources Minister Matt Canavan is a Queensland senator. Australian government minister Matthew Canavan has resigned from cabinet and his political career is hanging by a thread after it emerged his mother had signed him up for Italian citizenship without his knowledge over a decade ago. He said he would not resign from Parliament because he had not yet been able to obtain definitive legal advice over whether his being granted Italian citizenship, without his signature, knowledge or consent, was valid under Italian law. READ MORE* MP with NZ-Australian citizenship Scott Ludlam resigns* Second Australian senator forced to quit over dual citizenship#BREAKING: Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan has quit Cabinet amid citizenship doubts surrounding his mother’s Italian ancestry — ABC News Brisbane (@ABCNewsBrisbane) July 25, 2017If he is forced to quit the Parliament, Canavan will be the third senator to hold dual citizenship who has lost their seat in the last three weeks." Greens co-deputies Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters were forced to resign over the past fortnight after discovering they were dual citizens.

Source: Stuff July 25, 2017 07:41 UTC