Dual Citizenship Saga: Stephen Parry the latest member to quit Parliament

The latest parliament member to be found with a dual citizenship was former Liberal Senator Mr Stephen Parry, who had to quit after discovering he was a UK- Australian dual citizen. It has been revealed that Mr Parry had concerns about his citizenship as early as August but did not raise it publicly, instead was advised to stay quiet. There are further concerns about the citizenship status of other members of the parliament and a growing pressure on whether a compulsory audit is needed. What exactly needs to be implemented in order to clear up the dual citizenship scandals? 2ser was joined by Dr Bligh Grant, Senior Lecturer for Policy and Governance at the University of Technology, Sydney.

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