### [2017-11-1](/feed/2017/11/1/index.md)

##### 2017 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis
# President of the Australian Senate, Stephen Parry, announces he will resign, effective 2 November 2017, after confirming he holds dual British-Australian citizenship. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41827970)

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