PM says he heard about Parry’s dual citizenship concerns from the media and urges parliamentarians to speak up if they fear they’re ineligibleMalcolm Turnbull has taken a swipe at outgoing Senate president, Stephen Parry, saying he is “disappointed” Parry delayed disclosure of his foreign citizenship issue until after the high court had decided the citizenship seven case. On Tuesday Parry sought advice from the Home Office about whether he held British citizenship through his UK-born father. “I’m disappointed Senator Parry didn’t make public this issue some time ago, quite some time ago,” Turnbull told reporters in Jerusalem. Coalition’s citizenship nightmare demands an audit – but is Turnbull that brave? It seems unlikely, though, with the prime minister saying the role was typically filled by a Liberal.

Source: The Guardian November 01, 2017 19:36 UTC