Turnbull and Shorten spar over failure to resolve dual-citizesnship fiasco

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten continue to question each other's commitment to resolving the dual citizenship saga, as more politicians become embroiled. Crossbencher Jacqui Lambie and Liberal M-P Jason Falinski are the latest parliamentarians to potentially fall foul of the Australian constitution's Section 44, though both deny they hold foreign citizenship.

General view of the Australian High Court in Canberra, Source: AAP Image/Lukas Coch

However, some are questioning the section's relevance altogether.