Major parties agree to citizenship disclosure deadline

Federal parliamentarians have a fortnight to sort out their citizenship, with a December 1st deadline set for them to publicly disclose details of their citizenship. The agreement between the government and the federal opposition comes on the same day as the replacements for several disqualified senators take up their posts.

An Australian passport pictured in Brisbane, Thursday, July 25, 2013. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP