Electoral and parliamentary headaches for Malcolm Turnbull after the High Court's citizenship verdict. Believed the dual citizenship palaver which has dogged politics over 2017 has been nothing short of a debacle? In the wake of Friday's landmark decision which saw Barnaby Joyce, Fiona Nash, Malcolm Roberts, Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters sensationally disqualified, and Matt Canavan and Nick Xenophon deemed safe, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sought to cast a veneer of calm. And the Government has promised a parliamentary vote on a private members bill on same-sex marriage if a yes vote is wins the day in the postal vote. For some people, too much politics may be enough, but parliamentary work needs to get done.

Source: Huffington Post October 27, 2017 05:48 UTC