Exclusive: Australian man wins court battle to reinstate place of birth on his passport

Eberhard Frank, 79, has successfully sued the Australian government for the right to have ‘Palestine’ officially recorded as his place of birth after it was removed on his application last year.

Eberhard Frank, who fought to have his birthplace recorded on his passport as 'Palestine' Source: SBS

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Published 17 September 2019 10:03am

Updated 17 September 2019 10:07am

By Jarni Blakkarly

Presented by Justin Sungil Park

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Eberhard Frank is surrounded by the history books that line the walls of his living room at his home in the Adelaide Hills.

He is a man who cares deeply about his heritage.

The son of German immigrants to the Middle East, he was born in 1940 in what was then called 'British Mandated Palestine' or 'British Mandatory Palestine'.

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Exclusive: Australian man wins court battle to reinstate place of birth on his passport

Eberhard Frank, 79, has successfully sued the Australian government for the right to have ‘Palestine’ officially recorded as his place of birth after it was removed on his application last year.

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