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The Briefing … George Williams on the High Court
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The High Court hearing into the eligibility of seven parliamentarians with contested citizenship has concluded, with the court intending to reach its decision “as soon as possible”.
The three-day hearing made international headlines and heard arguments ($) from friend of the court Geoffrey Kennett that deputy Nationals leader Fiona Nash and Senator Matt Canavan should be disqualified. Constitutional law expert George Williams told Sky News that while most of the parliamentarians were likely to be deemed ineligible, deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce is likely to win the resulting by-election for his seat of New England because there is “public sympathy” for his predicament.
Alex McKinnon, The Saturday Paper