Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 26-Jul-17

Senator Matt Canavan will seek a High Court ruling on his eligibility to remain in Parliament after discovering that he may hold dual citizenship in Italy. Canavan has stepped down as the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia pending confirmation of his eligibility to be elected to Parliament. Canavan was born in Australia, but recently found out that his mother had applied for him to become an Italian citizen in 2006 without his knowledge or consent. Foreign-born Greens senators Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters were recently forced to quit Parliament due to their dual citizenship.

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