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Citizenship chaos looms as Parliament resumes
The Turnbull government is bracing for another chaotic week in Federal Parliament, with Labor warning "anything could happen" as it seeks to turn the screws on Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Adam Gartrell is the health and industrial relations correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Parliament House
The Turnbull government is bracing for another chaotic week in Federal Parliament, with Labor warning "anything could happen" as it seeks to turn the screws on Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Australia is woefully unprepared for the next pandemic flu, with doctors hoping this winter's deadly outbreak will serve as a wake-up call for people too lazy to get vaccinated.
Nationals senator Barry O'Sullivan has rejected suggestions he is in breach of the constitution after questions were raised over his eligibility to sit in the Senate - not because of his citizenship, but his business interests.
"There's a dark cloud hanging over the Parliament. We need to resolve it for the good and wellbeing of the body politic."
Controversial Greens senator Lee Rhiannon has been accused of misleading the producers of the ABC's Four Corners by falsely claiming she featured in footage of activists getting arrested at an anti-apartheid protest.
After days of silence, Justice Minister Michael Keenan has taken to social media to say he renounced his British citizenship in 2004, which he inherited from his father, before entering Parliament.
Plans from Labor and the Coalition would set a dangerous precedent of partisan referrals, setting the stage for a damaging free-for-all.
Penny Wong says she and her staff had no knowledge questions had been asked until Monday.
The Turnbull government could unilaterally refer four Labor MPs facing questions over dual citizenship to the High Court.
Julie Bishop's extraordinary press conference triggers diplomatic fight with Australia's closest neighbour.
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