'Natural Australian' MPs shouldn't be disqualified, High Court told

By Adam Gartrell, Political Correspondent
Updated October 11 2017 - 8:14am, first published 8:12am
Legal representatives arrive at the High Court in Canberra on Tuesday 10 October 2017. The court will consider the eligibility of seven politicians in a three day hearing. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares
Legal representatives arrive at the High Court in Canberra on Tuesday 10 October 2017. The court will consider the eligibility of seven politicians in a three day hearing. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares

???"Exorbitant" foreign laws that impose citizenship on Australians "willy nilly" and without their knowledge should not disqualify them from Parliament, lawyers for Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce have argued in the High Court.

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