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Re:Australia’s new mass surveillance mandate by siquick on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:26PM (#28451909)
100% agree. It's almost like Wall-E was written about Australia in 50 years time.

The irony being that 30% of the population was born outside of Australia with a decent part of that in countries which have experienced recent hard times.

https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/30-austra...

Re:Australia’s new mass surveillance mandate by Swannie on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:05AM (#28452897)
No dual citizens in federal parliament. That 30% are, generally, extremely under-represented in the political system. This is by choice of interpretation of the current federal judiciary (High Court).

At a state level, in many states, rules for dual citizens are more complicated, but result in a similar situation.

I can understand the need for this legislation, but it does tilt the balance in favor of 3rd+ generation Australians (as many 2nd generation Australians can inherit their parent's citizenship).

Yes, if your country of non-Australian citizenship allows you to renounce it, that is recognised in Australian law. But it can be a complex process, with little value unless you have political ambitions (or maybe complex tax issues ;-) ).