Complicated rules of British/New Zealand citizenship, meaning the politicians involved all had dual citizenship - some of them unaware of it, some of them unthinking of it, and some knowing of it and just 'believing in his heart' he was Australian...
The rule goes that you're not allowed to serve in Australian parliament if any foreign nation has a legal claim on your loyalty (ie. you're a citizen of another country, even dual).
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The rule goes that you're not allowed to serve in Australian parliament if any foreign nation has a legal claim on your loyalty (ie. you're a citizen of another country, even dual).