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One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts, appearing on ABC's Insiders program in August 2016.
One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts, appearing on ABC's Insiders program in August 2016.

Please Explainer: A Brief Punter’s Guide To How Malcolm Roberts Tried To Renounce His British Citizenship

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By on Australian Politics

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts was a British citizen when he ran for office in the Australian Parliament on July 2, 2016.

So says the High Court of Australia, in a judgement handed down this evening.

New Matilda is preparing a story overnight which explains what happened. In the interim, we have released the brief video below, which explains in basic terms how Senator Roberts tried to renounce his citizenship prior to his election.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the publisher and editor of New Matilda. He is the former founding managing editor of the National Indigenous Times and Tracker magazine. Chris has won a Walkley Award, a Walkley High Commendation and two Human Rights Awards for his reporting. He lives in Brisbane and splits his time between Stradbroke Island, where New Matilda is based, and the mainland.

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