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Matt Canavan quits cabinet as doubts over his citizenship are raised

Matt Canavan quits cabinet as doubts over his citizenship are raised

Resources Minister Matt Canavan has resigned from the cabinet amid citizenship doubts and his eligibility to sit in federal parliament. Under the Australian constitution members of parliament must relinquish their citizenship of other nations before running for office. In recent weeks two senators from The Greens have been forced to resign after it was revealed […]

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The Greens’ Larissa Waters quits after discovering she has dual citizenship

The Greens’ Larissa Waters quits after discovering she has dual citizenship

The Greens’ Senator Larissa Waters has announced she is quitting parliament after she discovered she holds dual citizenship and is ineligible to sit in parliament. Senator Waters was born in Canada, her Australian parents who were studying overseas and returned to Australia when she was a baby. She has not returned to Canada since she […]

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‘No Gender December’ Causes Political Controversy

‘No Gender December’ Causes Political Controversy

The gender equality debate has once again been reignited in Australian politics, and this time Santa’s been pulled into the ring. Greens Senator Larissa Waters shared her support for the ‘No Gender December’ campaign that encouraged parents to question the way toy companies use gender stereotypes to market to children. “The separate aisles of pink […]

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