Well would you look at that, the pesky old Section 44 has reared its head once again in the first week of the federal election. Yep, we’ve got ourselves a good old fashioned surprise dual citizen who’s had to resign for breaching the constitution. You hate to see it.
Western Australian Liberal senator Ben Small is the most recent political casualty of that unassuming bit of the Australian constitution. Ahh Section 44 — a truly ruthless predator of parliament.
