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Justin Gleeson, for Tony Windsor, argues citizenship status conveys foreign allegiance, creating the constitutional conflict. #auspol

Gleeson disputes relevance of knowledge, voluntariness, close connection or the like in the dual citizenship tangle. #Citizenship7 #auspol

Gleeson: Joyce could never have been said to take reasonable steps necessary to renounce NZ citizenship, which he could've done easily.

Gleeson: people who want to stand for parliament should make appropriate inquiries and if elected, sit in parliament with undivided loyalty.

Ron Merkel, subbed in for Gleeson, says the government's submission would represent a significant departure in how section 44's interpreted.