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The government targets Labor over citizenship

 Minister for Defence Industry and Leader of the House Christopher Pyne
Minister for Defence Industry and Leader of the House Christopher Pyne Source: AAP

The federal government is threatening to use its numbers in the House of Representatives to refer Labor M-P's to the High Court over their citizenship status. It comes a day after Liberal M-P John Alexander resigned from parliament over possible dual citizenship. But Monday morning,Labor and the government have struck a deal to ensure all members of parliament disclose citizenship details.


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The federal government is threatening to use its numbers in the House of Representatives to refer Labor M-P's to the High Court over their citizenship status. It comes a day after Liberal M-P John Alexander resigned from parliament over possible dual citizenship. But Monday morning,Labor and the government have struck a deal to ensure all members of parliament disclose citizenship details.


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