Court rules minister can’t strip dual nationals of Australian citizenship for suspected terrorism

High court found in favour of Turkish citizen whose Australian citizenship was cancelled over Asio finding he joined Islamic State

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The high court has struck down the home affairs minister’s power to strip dual nationals of Australian citizenship for engaging in suspected terrorist activities.

On Wednesday the court ruled in favour of Delil Alexander, a Turkish citizen whose Australian citizenship was cancelled in July 2021 due to an assessment he had joined Islamic State, engaged in foreign incursions and recruitment.

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