One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts, appearing on ABC's Insiders program in August 2016.

Australian Politics

Please Explainer: A Brief Punter’s Guide To How Malcolm Roberts Tried To Renounce His British Citizenship

By Chris Graham

September 22, 2017

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts was a British citizen when he ran for office in the Australian Parliament on July 2, 2016.

So says the High Court of Australia, in a judgement handed down this evening.

New Matilda is preparing a story overnight which explains what happened. In the interim, we have released the brief video below, which explains in basic terms how Senator Roberts tried to renounce his citizenship prior to his election.