Powerful committee of MPs backs stripping citizenship, but calls for changes

By David Wroe
Updated September 5 2015 - 3:13pm, first published September 4 2015 - 2:59pm
Australian citizenship could be stripped for dual citizens under the proposals. Photo: Ross Duncan
Australian citizenship could be stripped for dual citizens under the proposals. Photo: Ross Duncan

Laws to strip dual national terrorists of their Australian citizenship are a big step closer with a bipartisan committee of MPs calling for the bill to be passed, though with significant changes.