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Australia Review (3/11/2017)

Liberal senator Stephen Parry

President of the Senate Stephen Parry Source: AAP

In a major blow to the Turnbull government - and coming just days after the loss of deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce and cabinet minister Fiona Nash due to dual citizenship - Senator Stephen Parry said he would quit as president and as a Tasmanian senator immediately and clear the way for a replacement to be named.


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In a major blow to the Turnbull government - and coming just days after the loss of deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce and cabinet minister Fiona Nash due to dual citizenship - Senator Stephen Parry said he would quit as president and as a Tasmanian senator immediately and clear the way for a replacement to be named.



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