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AustraliaEnglish · 7 months ago

Melbourne man 'dumbfounded' after finding out he lost Australian citizenship 33 years ago

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Melbourne man 'dumbfounded' after finding out he lost Australian citizenship 33 years ago

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AustraliaEnglish · 7 months ago

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Australian man stunned to find out he lost his citizenship 33 years ago due to now-defunct law

A father-of-two from Victoria has his world turned upside down by an immigration law repealed in 2002. When he spoke to the ABC, the Department of Immigration changed its tune.

Wtf ?

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Three hours later his citizenship was restored.
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  That was the most astounding part of the article.

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