So Shadow, you being effluent when it comes to Italian law, I am merely fluent, so I'll wait for your transcript of the relevant section of law. Addio amico.

Paul,

It is pity that you are not fluent in English, as one is not fluent in Law. Secondly, my recommendation was that you develop your google skills and do your own research.

A little hint is that people over the age of 18 are adults and their parents are no longer able to apply on their behalf, exactly the same as just about every country in the world.

I look forward to you working with facts instead of conjecture.

Dear Shadow Minister,

Barnaby Joyce has stated that Mat Canavan's mother
has shown the documentation to Canavan regarding
Italian Citizenship - and they were unsigned by
Canavan. If he has copies of this documentation
he should produce it - instead of Mr Joyce and
everyone else having to take Canavan's word for it.

It appears that Italian Citizenship was discussed
with the family prior to the mother taking out
Italian Citizenship so Canavan was aware that she was
going to do it.

Canavan should simply provide the documentation in
Court and let the Court decide on this issue.

and those Pollies of Irish descent are now doing a bit of checking as well!!

Foxy,

As I have said previously, the default position is that Canavan as an Italian citizen cannot be a senator. To retain his seat, he will have to show compelling evidence that his case falls outside the original intent of the Constitution. This is going to require a lot more than just his word, and even then his case is tenuous at best.

Dear Shadow Minister,

Glad that we can agree on this.