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Australian man battles for five years to prove his citizenship

Lawyer Michael Chan and Troyrone Zen Lee

Lawyer Michael Chan and Troyrone Zen Lee Source: SBS

An Australian has won a long legal battle against a Home Affairs’ attempt to remove his citizenship, after it wrongly claimed he was Papua New Guinean.


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By Stefan Armbruster

Source: SBS



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An Australian has won a long legal battle against a Home Affairs’ attempt to remove his citizenship, after it wrongly claimed he was Papua New Guinean.



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