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laughing every time Abbott mentions

wilk1149 — Tue, 26 May 2015 20:31:02 GMT

Dual citizenship

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

polksaladallie — Tue, 26 May 2015 21:44:38 GMT

The worry is that an error will be made and the wrong one will be removed.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

debra9275 — Tue, 26 May 2015 23:26:24 GMT

hmmm I wonder.... has he or hasn't he??

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

icyfroth — Tue, 26 May 2015 23:34:48 GMT

We should get rid of it. You're either Aussie or you're not.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Wed, 27 May 2015 06:32:58 GMT

Get rid of it?.......There is nothing wrong with holding both.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

Anonymous — Wed, 27 May 2015 06:47:12 GMT

i could be wrong but doesn't dual

citizenship entitle to an overseas pension

effectively reducing australian pension?

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

lane-ends — Wed, 27 May 2015 07:31:41 GMT

@*julia*2010 wrote:
i could be wrong but doesn't dual
citizenship entitle to an overseas pension
effectively reducing australian pension?

That is correct, income from anywhere counts

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 27 May 2015 08:08:26 GMT

@*julia*2010 wrote:
i could be wrong but doesn't dual
citizenship entitle to an overseas pension
effectively reducing australian pension?

I don't know about other countries but in England you have to have worked there for at least three years to receive any UK pension. I started work in UK when I was 17 and left when I was 21, but within that time I had spent 12 months working as an "au pair" in France and Switzerland, so I don't quite qualify.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

Anonymous — Wed, 27 May 2015 08:32:08 GMT

ah ok. that makes sense.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

rabbitearbandicoot — Wed, 27 May 2015 09:29:25 GMT

@*julia*2010 wrote:
i could be wrong but doesn't dual
citizenship entitle to an overseas pension
effectively reducing australian pension?

I seem to be talking a bit about my father lately - he was never naturalized (a POM by birth) - and he received the Australian Pension - plus a war pension from England.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

freshwater-2 — Wed, 27 May 2015 11:02:31 GMT

I wonder if the PM retained his British citizenship when he became an Australian citizen at the age of 24 so he could apply for a funded Rhodes Scholarship, which was only available to the 'colonials'.

He has been constantly asked to declare if he surrended his British citizenship at the time.........with no response.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

debra9275 — Wed, 27 May 2015 11:07:59 GMT

That's what I've been wondering about too Freshie

Has he or hasn't he?

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

icyfroth — Wed, 27 May 2015 11:11:25 GMT

@freshwater-2 wrote:
I wonder if the PM retained his British citizenship when he became an Australian citizen at the age of 24 so he could apply for a funded Rhodes Scholarship, which was only available to the 'colonials'.
He has been constantly asked to declare if he surrended his British citizenship at the time.........with no response.

Well unless he acted in a treasonous manner against Australia as against those recruits for the ISIS cause, it hardly matters, does it?

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

debra9275 — Wed, 27 May 2015 11:30:12 GMT

Google Prime Ministers of Australia and dual citizenship- it could be considered treasonous if he hasn't renounced his British citizenship. I would expect that he has, but just won't divulge when he did it as it could be damaging to him in some way

Short answer is, yes, it does matter

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

icyfroth — Wed, 27 May 2015 11:53:39 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
Google Prime Ministers of Australia and dual citizenship- it could be considered treasonous if he hasn't renounced his British citizenship. I would expect that he has, but just won't divulge when he did it as it could be damaging to him in some way

Short answer is, yes, it does matter

Well seeing Mr Shorten hasn't seized on it yet, it obviously isn't an issue.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

debra9275 — Wed, 27 May 2015 11:57:53 GMT

There's been lots written about it - but I don't think he's ever actually said

google it for yourself and see

it would be funny if he hasn't though

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

icyfroth — Wed, 27 May 2015 12:50:39 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
There's been lots written about it - but I don't think he's ever actually said

google it for yourself and see

it would be funny if he hasn't though

I'm sure the lefty press would've seized on it by now if it were an issue.

So funny.

Re: laughing every time Abbott mentions

debra9275 — Wed, 27 May 2015 13:02:24 GMT

here's a good 'leftie' newspaper article for you

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2927631/Is-Tony-Abbott-BRITISH-citizen-Labor-MP-writes-letter-Prime-Minister-demanding-proves-s-not-dual-citizen.html

apparently every time anyone puts in an FOI request they get 'documents not found"