'They're putting us through hell': PNG-born Australians furious at citizenship bungle

Australia says it incorrectly issued passports after ‘administrative error’ more than 40 years ago

A catch-22 of citizenship laws has rendered an unknown number of PNG-born Australians temporarily stateless and fuming at the government’s failure to recognise their citizenship.

Thousands of people may be affected by the “administrative error” that Australia says resulted in citizenship certificates and passports being incorrectly issued over more than 40 years.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2NFUvoO
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