Australian leaders at loggerheads over citizenship crisis
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Australia's rival political leaders have attacked each other over the Parliament's citizenship crisis that is threatening to ensnare a growing number of lawmakers.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants opposition leader Bill Shorten to support his plan to make all lawmakers provide proof that they have not breached a constitutional ban on dual citizens sitting in Parliament.
But a day after a two-hour discussion on finding a bipartisan way forward, the two leaders remained divided.
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Shorten complained Thursday that Turnbull's citizenship test was inadequate and allowed lawmakers too much time to provide proof that they had not inherited another nationality from a parent or had renounced any other nationality.
Turnbull accused Shorten of exploiting the crisis for political gain rather than cooperating on finding a solution.