Australia

The decision by Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbbull, to ask parliamentarians to provide documents proving they have renounced their potential dual citizenship,  is putting pressure on numerous Greek-Australian MPs. The PM said it would be better for politicians to make a...

The Labor candidate whose ties to Greece ruled him ineligible for parliament in a key High Court decision 25 years ago, is adamant that the seven MPs exposed as having dual citizenship should be kicked out of federal politics. Bill...

The dual citizenship saga continues in Australian media, with Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos being the new target over the possibility that he holds a Greek citizenship, according to Neos Kosmos news daily. Dual citizenship is not allowed for members of...

A debate about dual citizenship in Australian politics has caused some controversy and has led to two resignations in the Australian Greens Party. According to the Australian constitution, any person owing allegiance to any foreign power cannot serve as...

"I am an Australian citizen only and have never held or acquired or sought Greek or any other citizenship," Assistant Immigration Minister Alex Hawke told News Corp Australia. The Liberal MP is the latest to deny he has dual citizenship,...

South Australian crossbench senator Nick Xenophon says letters he sent to the Greek and Cypriot governments to renounce any possible rights to citizenship will “put the matter to rest”, after the government questioned his eligibility to sit in parliament. Senator...

Federal MP Maria Vamvakinou has made an impassioned plea for the Turnbull government to rethink its proposed changes to Australia's Citizenship Act 2007. In a parliamentary speech on Thursday, Ms Vamvakinou described the government's intention to raise the bar for...

Australian Senator Nick Xenophon, a key independent lawmaker, said on Friday he was resigning from national politics, potentially complicating Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s efforts to pass legislation. Turnbull does not have a majority in the Senate and has relied on...

Australian senator Nick Xenophon has contacted the UK Home Office to clarify whether he holds a dual citizenship. The senator said he would publically reveal the documents he receives back from the UK government as soon as possible, predicting he...

Australian parents have finally been reunited with their surrogate babies after the fertility scandal that erupted in a clinic in Greece last August. The ordeal began when a fertility clinic in Crete, Greece was abruptly shut down, triggering a police...

Australia's new deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, is of Greek descent. The leader of the National Party is now deputy premier in the National-Liberal coalition, after his predecessor resigned amid sexual-harassment charges. McCormack's grandfather on his mother's side, Georgios Margosis, was born...

Australia's branch of the Greek extreme-right wing party Golden Dawn is raising funds using an unregistered charity, according to a recent "Guardian" article. A Melbourne-based charity named Voithame Tin Ellada (VTE), which translates to “We Are Helping Greece," has been...