Boscutti Report — David Feeney
Feeney to be deported
MELBOURNE (Boscutti Report) — Former Victorian MP David Feeney will be deported to Britain under strict federal expulsion laws. Mr Feeney quit parliament following a British citizenship fiasco involving the family dog. It is illegal for dual citizens to be elected to parliament. About 3000 criminals have been deported in the past two years in the federal government’s ‘get tough approach on crime.’ Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton called on Mr Feeney to be deported immediately. ‘We need to weed out the people who have done the wrong thing, deport them where we can,’ he said. ‘They don’t belong in...
Feeney tells high court dog ate his citizenship papers
BRISBANE (Boscutti Report) — Victorian MP David Feeney has confirmed he is still unable to produce any documentary evidence from British or Irish authorities that he took steps to renounce his citizenship and entitlements, the high court has heard. Legal representatives of Mr Feeney and Katy Gallagher, the first two Labor members to be caught in the citizenship fiasco, appeared before the high court in Brisbane. The high court granted Mr Feeney an extension to 1 February to allow his team to continue their search for the relevant documents. There were also delays in confirming expert witnesses. A spokeswoman said...