Tag: Citizenship
Canberra appeals court ruling that PNG-born man is Australian
By Stefan Armbruster of SBS News
The federal government has lodged an appeal to overturn a Federal Court decision recognising the Australian citizenship of a...
Daily Post: Vanuatu is not China … questions over arbitrary powers
EDITORIAL: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
After nearly two weeks of silence, Vanuatu's Minister of Internal Affairs Andrew Napuat has answered some—but not all—of...
Secrecy veil over deportation of six Chinese nationals raises key questions
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
Under a veil of secrecy, China has convinced Vanuatu to enforce Chinese law within its own borders.
Six Chinese nationals...
Some detained Chinese accused were Vanuatu support citizenship applicants
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
The Chinese Embassy has for a second time failed to respond to a request for comment concerning its role...
Keith Locke: Israel’s anti-nuclear whistleblower more deserving of NZ citizenship
OPINION: By Keith Locke
No self-respecting country sells its passports to rich people who don’t even live there, which is why it was so bad...
Papuan citizenship promised soon for West Papuan refugees
By Charles Yapumi in Vanimo
West Papuans who have been living in Papua New Guinea for many decades will be granted citizenship soon.
The PNG Immigration...