Modifying the Citizenship Act for the sake of a few hundred births isn’t worth the risk of stateless children, legal limbo and perhaps just as importantly, feelings of unbelonging.

The Australian constitution makes no mention of citizenship. But critics argue that Australia should prosecute and imprison its terrorists rather than shunt them to other countries.

She was wrong. She was, in fact, a dual citizen of Australia and Canada serving as an Australian senator — a violation of a 116-year-old section of the country’s constitution designed to stop ...

For many people, holding Canadian citizenship is a highly-prized privilege. To Larissa Waters, it was cause for grief. An Australian senator who was born in Winnipeg, Ms. Waters had to resign ...

Others liable for loss of citizenship include Faheem Lodhi, a dual Australian-Pakistani citizen convicted over a 2003 plot to ­attack Sydney’s Lucas Heights nuclear reactor, and former Qantas ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has floated the idea of amending the Australian Constitution to allow government ministers to strip dual citizens of their Australian citizenship if they commit ...

'$700 of paperwork under the door': A citizenship battle just got harder for these Aussies Some Australians hoping to claim Italian citizenship by descent might now be ineligible, after changes ...

DeAgostini/Getty Images CANBERRA, Australia – Aspiring Australian citizens will have to make a pledge to share Australian values under proposed new laws introduced to Parliament on Thursday.

Gaining permanent residency (PR) or Australian citizenship is a major milestone for many migrants. It offers security, rights, and opportunities—but did you know that these privileges can ...