Joe Kelly

Joe KellyNational Affairs editor

Joe Kelly is the National Affairs Editor. He joined The Australian in 2008 and since 2010 has worked in the parliamentary press gallery, most recently as Canberra Bureau chief.

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Liberal Bennelong MP John Alexander retained his seat easily on Saturday and got a swing to the Libs. Pictured in Eastwood Mall. Photo: Adam Ward

JA scrambling for answers

Liberal MP John Alexander is still urgently trying to clarify his citizenship status after questions emerged over his British heritage.

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National Affairs

Josh Frydenberg at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

New doubts in Frydenberg case

Josh Frydenberg’s mother arrived in Australia using a valid passport and was considered to be of “Hungarian nationality’’.

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Former senator Fiona Nash, who was disqualified by the High Court because of British citizenship, pictured in Tamworth. Picture: Dylan Robinson

End of road nears for Nash

Fiona Nash has ruled out a political comeback at the next election if she can’t stage a return soon.

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Minister for Energy Josh Frydenberg at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, September 13, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Turnbull defensive amid crisis

PM refuses to support citizenship audit as one former Liberal MP reveals checks by Peter Costello ‘caused upset’.

Joe Kelly and Geoff Chambers

National Affairs

**FILE** A February 8, 2016 photograph reissued on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, of President of the Senate Stephen Parry speaks during a Senate Estimates Committee at Parliament House in Canberra. Senate President Stephen Parry plans to resign his position after receiving advice he could be a dual British citizen and ineligible to sit in parliament. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Ministers knew of Parry’s plight

Mitch Fifield says the former Senate President mentioned he was checking his family records in the last three weeks.

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Job PD844470: 'Same Sex Marriage The No Case' Managing Director of Australian Christian Lobby, Lyle Shelton and Vice President of the Liberal Party of Australia Karina Okotel during the address at the National Press Club in Canberra. Piture Gary Ramage

Backflip on school gender report

A UK watchdog has retrospectively altered a contentious inspection report of a London Jewish school at the centre of SSM debate.

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National Affairs

Member for Reid NSW Craig Laundy listens during Question Time in the House of Reps today. Ray Strange.

Laundy defends GetUp! dealings

Lib MP Craig Laundy says his involvement never helped him with a single campaign worker, dollar or how-to-vote card.

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EXCLUSIVENational Affairs

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne arrives for Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, September 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Pyne under Libs blowtorch

SA Liberals are pushing for an investigation into senior Turnbull government minister Christopher Pyne.

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CitiZENSHIP CRISISNational Affairs

Senator Stephen Parry, Liberal Senator for Tasmania and Deputy President of the Senate in his office at Parliament House in Canberra.

British link puts top Lib in doubt

The Coalition’s hold on its slim majority at risk amid fears Liberal Senate president Stephen Parry may not be the last dual citizen.

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Belinda Allen, great granddaughter of William Grant who led the light-horse charge at Beersheba, photographed near her Auchenflower, Queensland home on 30 October 2017.

Heroic charge into family lore

The man who led the cavalry-style charge in Beersheba will be remembered as a ‘great leader’.

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