I don't know. Citizenship laws are usually a bit of a mess. Italy is a real outlier though in allowing citizenship to be passed on in perpetually. I have UK citizenship, my mother was born there, but I cannot pass it to my children unless they are born in the UK or we live in the UK for 5 years with them before they turn 18. My Mum did not actually know she was British, she was born in Britain to Australian parents, until I started checking. Her sister was born in New York, so presumably she would have been American/Australian, but I don't think she ever held a US passport, or even knew she was eligible for one.
A few months ago, I was told that through a grandfather, I had citizenship, by birth, of a third country. Given it's best known for being a tax haven it might come in handy!
We want our say on homosexual marriage.
A plebiscite, what we voted for.
It should be up to the people, not the politicians.
Is anyone complaining about these rogues, destroying the Liberal Party?
We want our say on homosexual marriage.
While they are at a plebiscite about marriage, why not ask if people approve of gays having parenting rights in access to adoption, IVR etc. That might get a very different response.
- on a republic, with a people-elected President, as the people asked for last time
Attractive as an elected President may sound, having another legislative layer when government is almost paralysed with what we have now is asking for trouble.
Do we really want another round of posturing, fund raising , electioneering and influence peddling when jokers of all sorts ply their feeble credentials for the top job, and most of them with be hacks or fronts for one of the major parties ? We already have too many elections.
I'd go for a President appointed by a joint sitting of Parliament as long as the position is keep purely ceremonial, but that's about it.
Labor must be worried its political capital will be lost on the homosexual marriage issue, if the meeting today results in scrapping the peoples choice promise and goes to a vote in parliament.
I doubt the Libs will backtrack on a plebiscite. Most of their religious supporters would desert them if they did and go to Bernadi.
Or they might attract the "80%" of electors who are in favour of hijacking the marriage tradition for the sake of pampering the cute little, albeit hurting homosexual lifestylers.
Shouldn't electricity supply be front and center?
We can blame politicians (and they deserve it). But it makes you wonder about society in general. If the only way to get our attention is to peddle feelgood bs over policy that is important for the nation - well.... it makes you wonder.Of course it should, followed by the future of the economy, housing affordability and the old staples health and education.
Maybe Australia has reached 'peak spoilt'.
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