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Senator Ben Small resigned after discovering he was a dual New Zealand citizen.

Ben Small nominated for senate spot he was forced to vacate after citizenship mix up

The WA Liberal state executive will meet on Tuesday evening to discuss a request from the party’s campaign committee to nominate Ben Small for the vacancy he created.

  • Hamish Hastie

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Senator Ben Small has resigned after discovering he is a dual New Zealand citizen.

WA senator resigns after realising he’s a dual citizen

Ben Small, who filled the Senate vacancy left by Mathias Cormann, discovered he was a dual New Zealand citizen.

  • Katina Curtis and Angus Thompson
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg won’t speak publicly about the case.

Frydenberg’s citizenship opponent faces bankruptcy over court costs

Michael Staindl, a 68-year-old full-time climate activist, was ordered to pay Mr Frydenberg’s legal costs but he says he cannot afford it.

  • Stephen Brook
US-born Lamont Marcell Jacobs celebrates his success at the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympic joy reopens citizen debate in Italy

Of the Italian athletes who competed in Tokyo, 46 were foreign-born. Many more could be representing the country of their birth with a law change.

  • Nick Squires
Many Australian migrant families have been unable to visit sick and dying relatives.

Grieving for freedom: Why many of us feel trapped inside Australia

Australians with family or loved ones overseas are increasingly alarmed about the personal toll of being shut off from the rest of the world.

  • Dr Nancy Jiang
WA’s hotel quarantine system has been plagued by five virus transmissions to security guards.

We found the limits of hotel quarantine. It’s time we fixed it

For many months, experts have been sounding the alarm on the problem of poorly ventilated hotels.

  • Aisha Dow
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The distinction between science and ideology is hardly a neat one.

Our policy on India leaves us in a weird place

This week, more than any other I can recall, put our contradictory relationship with the world on full display.

  • Waleed Aly
Relatives of a person who died of COVID-19 mourn outside a hospital in Mumbai, India.

The Australian government cannot treat its own citizens as pariahs

The travel ban on Australians returning from India is a breach of the constitution that should worry all Australians.

  • Helen Irving
Being an Indian immigrant in early 1970s Australia meant getting spices shipped in from India in bulk.

Separated from their families, Indian Australians are feeling the pain

The Australian government has an opportunity to win the hearts and minds of its constituency in a time of utter crisis for many.

  • Rana Hussain
Jason George, shown here with his wife Deborah, is stranded overseas and has taken his case to the UN.

Why MPs are unwilling to do more for Australians trapped by COVID travel bans

With dual citizens in Parliament it is easy to imagine more pressure being placed on government to better balance the health and freedom of Australians.

  • Professor Kim Rubenstein

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