Tag Archive for: "citizenship"
Global citizens, national shirkers

Last October, British Prime Minister Theresa May shocked many when she disparaged the idea of global citizenship. ‘If you believe you’re a citizen of the world,’ she said, ‘you’re a citizen of nowhere.’ Her statement …

The Allegiance to Australia Bill: not a fix-all

Two weeks ago, the Parliamentary Joint Committee of Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) delivered its much anticipated report on the controversial proposal to strip Australian citizenship from dual nationals involved in terrorism. The PJCIS has done …

Terrorism, treachery and Australian citizenship

Public debate about reform of our citizenship laws continues to be hampered by a significant categorisation error. Whether Australian citizenship should be held by traitors remains the heart of the matter. The core issue is …