Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is sticking to his resolution on the citizenship saga in federal politics.
The issue continues to drag on, with Mr Turnbull rejecting Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's proposed amendments to the government plan for all M-Ps and Senators to prove they are solely Australian citizens.
Amongst Mr Shorten's proposals was a demand there be no partisan referrals of M-Ps or Senators to the High Court over the issue.
But, speaking after landing in Vietnam for the APEC summit, Mr Turnbull says that can't happen.
"We will vote to refer to the High Court anybody, whether they're the government side, the Labor side, or the crossbenchers, if there are substantial grounds to believe that they are not in compliance with the constitution. To ask me to do anything else is quite unworthy, and I'm disappointed that he made that request, and that he even thought that was a proper thing to do." Turnbull said.
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