"... black letter interpretation of it that demonstrably bastardises the intention of the original (foreign) writers who crafted this wordy document."

What a load of rubbish! Anything other than what the High Court did is unelected activism.

Irish expansionism with Russian funding and alcohol trade is an emerging security risk for Canberra.
" It is worth noting that Irish traditions and customs are popular with young people in Russia. Scarcely a major city in Russia today does not have an Irish pub, and celebrations of Ireland's St. Patrick's Day in March have become a tradition in Moscow.
Russia's National Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow holds regular "Irish readings," while Dublin is always happy to welcome performers from Russia, such as from the Bolshoi Theatre."

This is just the edge of Moscow's wedge.

Sorry ttbn, but the "unelected" high court removed a number of elected representatives, including Australian born Barnaby, because of dual citizenship!

Because his migrating Dad was a Kiwi and fellow Anzac, for heaven's sake!

Furthermore, the overwhelming majority of cases would have been eligible when our Constitution was first crafted!

Given, they at that time, were British citizens and even today, still call our head of state their head of state! What part of that, don't you understand?

Moreover, just labelling something you disagree with or from a particular person's pen, rubbish. Does you a disservice rather than swaying other opinion!

Clearly you have no understanding whatsoever of section 44 and your commentary, labels you a sore loser?

Now prove me right, with another gob full of similarly, mindless abuse.

You'll have a nice day now y'hear.
Alan B.

Anyone prepared to stand in front of a bullet for an adopted country, can very obviously be trusted with state secrets! Which is more than one can say for some, [glaring examples,] native born folk!

i.e., Assange, Snowden?

With kiss and tell examples like that, and an ASIO both bugged and crawling with Russian operatives? Some of them born here of Austrian citizenry!

Makes a nonsense out of moribund Hasbeen's politically jaundiced, patently prejudiced, commentary! Wind him up and turn him lose! ELIMINATE, ELIMINATE, ELIMINATE! Who, Who?
Alan B.

" native born folk!"
This is a major problem with Thorium and Nevil Shute's 'On The Beach' with Sturt's Desert reaching from Perth to Barrier Reef . The country needs a quota of poms, Scots and fersh cherps min to keep an eye on the hot rocks.

It seems to me that it is time we had another referendum to change Section 44(1) to remove " or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject of a foreign power".

In my case, I have two grandfathers who were both born in Ireland and if I am able to produce the appropriate documentation, then I would be able to claim citizenship of the Republic of Ireland, even though both my parents were born and raised in Australia, each with a father who was an born in Ireland.

There are many of my generation to whom the above problen arises. There are also some countries which do not allow their citizens to revoke their citizenship. I know that it used to apply in Greece, I am not sure whether it still applies.

As it presently stands, the whole thing is a mess and it can only be resolved by a change to the constitution. We should not have to rely on the High Court to resolve all the individual cases as and when they crop up.

David