Dear Rupert

[givemeaspell]

[cherry*135]

Found what katy mentioned -

• Running for political office

Many types of elected positions require the officeholder to be an Australian citizen. Note that you cannot stand for the Federal Parliament as a dual citizen unless you have made all reasonable attempts to divest yourself of that other citizenship.

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pros_and_Cons_to_Getting_Australian_Citizenship

[cherry*135]

You could travel to UK (6mths without a visa) and Europe (3 mths without a visa) on an Australian passport, though Katy? Or do you mean for longer than that, or to live in the UK again? As you were born in the UK you could probably resume/reapply for UK citizenship (if you had denounced it to become a Fed MP and were no longer one).

[katydidthat]

As I understand it, AM, at my age, I cannot go to the UK without a visa on an Australian passport. However, if you find I can, please let me know so that I can stand in the September elections 😉

[katydidthat]

I have to admit, I'm a bit curious about how Abbot and Gillard managed it.

[cherry*135]

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@katydidthat wrote:
As I understand it, AM, at my age, I cannot go to the UK without a visa on an Australian passport. However, if you find I can, please let me know so that I can stand in the September elections 😉

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What has age got to do with it? 🙂 Go for the Minister of Foreign Affairs portfolio, that way they will have to let you travel anywhere you like.

I have dual citizenship, only got 1 passport though, a NZ one, haven't bothered to get an Australian one yet. 

[cherry*135]

Julia G  - This led the family to migrate to Australia in 1966, settling in Adelaide.[9] In 1974, eight years after they arrived, Gillard and her family became Australian citizens.

As a result Gillard held dual Australian/British citizenship until she renounced her British citizenship prior to entering Parliament in 1998

Tony A denounced his too.

They must both travel on an Australian passport. Julia went to the UK for Prince William's wedding .. they let her in.

[katydidthat]

Ah, well, maybe they changed the rules to fit in with the US regulations ...

Thanks, AM.

[the_hawk*]

Resuming your citizenship after giving it up

If you give up British citizenship or British overseas territories citizenship, you are allowed (only once) to resume that citizenship if it was necessary for you to give it up so that you could keep or gain some other citizenship. For details of how to do this, see resuming citizenship.

If you give up British citizenship more than once, or for another reason, the Home Secretary may allow you to resume your citizenship, depending on the circumstances.

If you give up British overseas territories citizenship more than once, or for another reason, the Governor of the British overseas territory concerned may allow you to resume your citizenship, depending on the circumstances.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/givingupcitizenship/howtogiveupnationality/

[freakiness]

Speaking of Rupert... if you're in the mood for a good read

http://pbxmastragics.com/2013/08/07/the-nbn-its-a-no-brainer/

Australia became too small for Murdoch’s ambitions, so he left it. Now he wants to style himself as an Aussie, and come back to his homeland, again to make money.

Nevertheless, it is Australia that spawned Rupert Murdoch, a pox on the world’s media and its culture. and Australia has a lot to answer for, to the world.

Our nation is still a small place, where the odd billionaire or two (particularly if they own the lion’s share of its media) can push politicians around to effect beneficial changes (beneficial for themselves!) in the national agenda.

[silverfaun]

How quickly you all forget or do you all only know what's said in the 24 hour news cycle, a bit like twitter & fbook, the marketplace of outrage, Or is it that it only matters this time.

How quickly you all forget the absolute disgusting comments by the left about Howard, so bad in fact that none of them can be repeated on here.