Dear Rupert

[givemeaspell]

[cherry*135]

That is good, people/businesses are making a stand.

[newstart2380]

Please correct me if I am wrong but I am of the understanding he has DUEL citizenship therefore has as much right as all of us to vote and have his say.

There would be others who fall into the same catagory but don't get a mention because they are not famous. 

[lakeland27]

no, he doesn't.

[katydidthat]

No, he's an American citizen now ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_murdoch

[newstart2380]

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@katydidthat wrote:
No, he's an American citizen now ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_murdoch

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I stand corrected.

[newstart2380]

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@newstart2380 wrote:

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@katydidthat wrote:
No, he's an American citizen now ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_murdoch

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I stand corrected.

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I looked this up and can understand why he did what he did, I think as a business person myself if I had to comply for business reasons I would have done the same.That does not make him or anyone who chooses to do this any less Australian, it was purely business related.

In 1985, media magnate Rupert Murdoch renounced his Australian citizenship and became a U.S. citizen and so was able to comply with the U.S. law that prohibits foreign ownership of television stations.This very wise business move helped Mr. Murdoch build a global entertainment empire that includes among its many subsidiaries the 20th Century Fox studios.?

[just_me_karen]

So do you still support his interference in Australian politics?

I hope a lot of cafes are following the one in the OP.

[izabsmiling]

NS posted:

I looked this up and can understand why he did what he did, I think as a business person myself if I had to comply for business reasons I would have done the same.That does not make him or anyone who chooses to do this any less Australian, it was purely business related.

He has to comply with other things as a business person too ..for business reasons doesn't he?

and 

If someone gives up their citizenship they are no longer 'Australian citizens'  and as such have no right to vote.

[cherry*135]

Murdoch had to renounce his Australian citizenship at the time he became a US citizen  (1985?) 

Australian citizenship lost in 1985 (under S17 of Australian Citizenship Act 1948) with acquisition of US nationality.

1. The Australian Citizenship Act 1948 was amended in April 2002 allowing Australian citizens to acquire the citizenship of another country without losing their Australian Citizenship.

2. I heard that the US and Canada don't allow Dual Citizenship. Is this true?

This is incorrect. Both the US and Canada now allow their citizens to hold multiple citizenships. Most references to the contrary are out of date since this has been resolved for at least ten years in the case of the United States and over twenty in the case of Canada. Note that the respective governments often couch dual citizenship in negative terms as few governments like to lose control over their citizens.

http://www.uscitizenship.info/citizenship-library-dual.htm

Going by 1. or 2. above, Murdoch would be able to resume/apply for his Australian citizenship if he wanted to? He was born in Melbourne.

Maybe he was miffed that he had to give it up in the first place and won't bother applying for it again? (I thought I read similar to that years ago).