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Editor's note
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After weeks of speculation, the High Court today handed down its judgment on the so-called ‘citizenship seven’ very quickly: Barnaby Joyce, Scott Ludlam, Larissa Waters, Fiona Nash and Malcolm Roberts out; Nick Xenophon and Matt Canavan in. The four senators ruled ineligible will be replaced by the next person on their party’s ticket at the 2016 election.
But, more importantly for a government struggling in the polls, the deputy prime minister will now have to recontest his seat in a byelection to be held on December 2 – and the government has lost its majority on the floor of the house.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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The political fallout
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The High Court declared Barnaby Joyce ineligible to sit in parliament.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The High Court was unanimous on its decision in all the cases, with the eligibility of five MPs rejected and two upheld.
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How the court decided
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The High Court has ruled Scott Ludlam, Larissa Waters, Fiona Nash, Barnaby Joyce and Malcolm Roberts ineligible to have stood for parliament at the 2016 election.
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Gabrielle Appleby, UNSW
The question will now be whether Section 44 of the Constitution needs reform to enable dual citizens who may have a lot to offer to become MPs.
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Background to the case
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Helen Irving, University of Sydney
At the heart of the current controversy is that the senators were either ignorant of their second nationality or believed themselves to have lost it.
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Anne Twomey, University of Sydney
The MPs under a cloud because of dual citizenship need to be very careful about the decisions they make before the matter is resolved. Here's why.
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Lorraine Finlay, Murdoch University
Given the events of the past week, now is an opportune time to discuss reform of a section of the Constitution that makes dual nationals ineligible to sit in parliament.
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Chiara De Lazzari, University of Melbourne
Matt Canavan was seemingly able to obtain Italian citizenship without being born or spending any time in Italy.
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