Michelle Grattan speaks with the University of Canberra’s vice-chancellor and president, Deep Saini, about the week in Australian politics. They discuss the latest MP to fall foul of dual citizenship rules – Senate President Stephen Parry – Barnaby Joyce’s byelection chances, calls for an independent audit of the citizenship of all federal politicians, and the unfolding situation for refugees on Manus Island with the detention centre there officially closed.
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