Citizenship saga: Inspect the foreign origins of every grandparent of every senator

Updated

Australian senators have finally revealed their foreign ties following the publication on Monday of Australia's first ever "citizenship register".

The ABC has collected every reference to foreign countries in these disclosures and published them below.

Who trusts the register?

Hundreds of pages of disclosures have been published, but there is still room for doubt around the eligibility of some senators.

The form does not require documentary evidence in cases where an absence of citizenship is argued, and many MPs have simply provided their own legal argument for why they should not be disqualified from Parliament.

Some, such as Senator David Leyonhjelm, used his disclosures to highlight flaws in the system.

He reported: "I once asked my mother if my father was truly my father, but she was offended so I didn't ask again."

Every foreign link disclosed

This is a list of every foreign link disclosed on the register, collated for the first time.

For each link, the ABC has recorded whether there was documentary evidence provided in the disclosures.

This evidence must be from a reputable third party that answers whether the senator is still eligible for the current Parliament despite the foreign link — for example, a letter from an embassy.

Senator Link Country Documentary evidence? Abetz, Eric Personal, Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Germany Yes Bartlett, Andrew Former spouse Yugoslavia No Bernardi, Cory Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Italy No Bernardi, Cory Spouse Ireland Yes Brandis, George Paternal grandfather UK No Bushby, David Maternal grandfather Unknown N/A Cameron, Doug Personal, Mother, Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK Yes Cameron, Doug Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather Lithuania No Canavan, Matthew Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather Italy Yes Carr, Kim Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother UK No Cash, Michaelia Maternal grandmother Singapore Yes Cash, Michaelia Maternal grandfather, Maternal grandmother UK No Collins, Jacinta Maternal grandfather UK No Cormann, Mathias Personal, Mother, Father, Paternal grandmother Belgium Yes Cormann, Mathias Paternal grandfather, Maternal grandfather Prussian Kingdom (Belgium) Yes Cormann, Mathias Maternal grandmother Prussian Kingdom (Germany) No Dastyari, Sam Personal, Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Iran No Di Natale, Richard Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Italy Yes Dodson, Patrick Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Unknown N/A Duniam, Jonathon Spouse Albania No Farrell, Don Maternal grandfather UK Yes Farrell, Don Spouse Philippines No Fawcett, David Spouse UK No Fierravanti-Wells, Concetta Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Italy Yes Gallacher, Alex Personal, Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother UK Yes Gallacher, Alex Paternal grandfather Ireland No Gallacher, Alex Spouse Italy No Gallagher, Katy Mother Ecuador No Gallagher, Katy Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother UK No Gallagher, Katy Paternal grandfather Ireland No Georgiou, Peter Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Greece Yes Gichuhi, Lucy Personal, Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK and colonies Yes Gichuhi, Lucy Personal, Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Kenya Yes Griff, Stirling Paternal grandfather Ireland No Hanson, Pauline Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK Yes Hinch, Derryn Personal, Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother New Zealand Yes Hinch, Derryn Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK No Lines, Sue Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK Yes Lines, Sue Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather UK Yes McKim, Nick Personal, Mother, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather UK Yes O'Neill, Deborah Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Ireland Yes O'Sullivan, Barry Paternal grandmother UK No Patrick, Rex Personal, Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather New Zealand Yes Payne, Marise Paternal grandmother UK No Polley, Helen Spouse Germany No Pratt, Louise Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK Yes Reynolds, Linda Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather UK No Ruston, Anne Maternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK No Scullion, Nigel Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK Yes Seselja, Zed Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather Yugoslavia No Seselja, Zed Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Austro Hungarian Empire (Croatia) No Siewert, Rachel Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK Yes Singh, Lisa Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Fiji No Singh, Lisa Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK Yes Sinodinos, Arthur Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Greece Yes Sinodinos, Arthur Spouse Ireland No Smith, Dean Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather UK Yes Smith, Dean Maternal grandfather Unknown N/A Steele-John, Jordon Personal, Mother, Father, Maternal grandmother, Maternal grandfather, Paternal grandmother UK Yes Steele-John, Jordon Paternal grandfather Barbados Yes Sterle, Glenn Mother, Maternal grandmother UK Yes Sterle, Glenn Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Yugoslavia No Sterle, Glenn Maternal grandfather UK Yes Whish-Wilson, Peter Personal Singapore No Wong, Penny Personal, Father, Paternal grandmother, Paternal grandfather Malaysia Yes

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