Is Rupert Murdoch an Australian citizen?
Rupert Murdoch lost his Australian Citizenship when he became an American citizen.
Below you will find online references where you may verify that this information.
?Rupert Murdoch surrendered his Australian citizenship and became an
American citizen in order to further his business interests in the US.
Under the 1948 Nationality and Citizenship Act, anyone born in
Australia who acquired the citizenship of another country lost his/her
Australian citizenship.?
Australia Immigration Visa Services
http://www.migrationint.com.au/news/netherlands/mar_1999-19mn.asp
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?Perhaps the most hotly contested area of Australian citizenship law
is dual citizenship. Presently, Australian citizens who acquire
citizenship of a foreign country lose their Australian citizenship.
Rupert Murdoch and the infamous Christopher Skase know too well this
barbed provision.?
University of Melbourne: Law
http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/icil/topics/a-archive/analysis_10.html
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?In 1985, media magnate Rupert Murdoch renounced his Australian
citizenship and became a U.S. citizen and so was able to comply with
the U.S. law that prohibits foreign ownership of television stations.
This very wise business move helped Mr. Murdoch build a global
entertainment empire that includes among its many subsidiaries the
20th Century Fox studios.?
The Tax Haven Bookshelf
http://www.cyberhaven.com/booksforbusiness/offshorebooks.html
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?In some countries (such as the United States of America) media
ownership is restricted and regulated by government in such a way that
individuals / companies are not permitted to own television companies
unless they are American citizens (hence Rupert Murdoch's decision to
relinquish his Australian citizenship in favour of American
citizenship).?
http://www.sociology.org.uk/mmown1.doc
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The Australian Citizenship Act 1948 was amended, so that after 4 April
2002 Australian citizens can acquire the citizenship of another
country without losing their Australian citizenship.
Frequently Asked Questions on Dual Citizenship under Australian Law
?Will I lose my Australian citizenship if I acquire the citizenship of
another country??
?If you acquired another citizenship on or after 4 April 2002, you
will not lose your Australian citizenship. The Australian Citizenship
Act 1948 was amended, so that after 4 April 2002 Australian citizens
can acquire the citizenship of another country without losing their
Australian citizenship.?
?If you acquired the citizenship of another country before 4 April
2002, you may have lost your Australian citizenship. However, you can
apply to resume your Australian citizenship if you meet certain
requirements.
This happens when:
? people born in Australia automatically acquired, through a parent,
another citizenship by descent;
? people become Australian citizens and who are able, under the law of
their country of origin, to keep their other citizenship;
? Australian citizens are born overseas to an Australian citizen
parent and who by the law of that country acquire that citizenship at
birth; and
? Australians acquire the citizenship of another country automatically
by legislation of that country, for example, through marriage.?
MIGRANTE Melbourne
http://www.migrante.org.au/election2004/dualcitizenzhipfaqs.htm
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Dual citizenship lifts chances for business
The Mercury, Hobart, Edition 1 -SAT 04 AUG 2001, Page 004
By: MICHAEL MADIGAN
?The new laws will not be retrospective, ensuring Rupert Murdoch, who
became an American citizen, will not automatically have his Australian
passport returned.?
http://www.southern-cross-group.org/archives/Dual%20Citizenship/2001-08/Article_Hobart_Mercury_4_Aug_2001.pdf
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Clarification of Answer by
bobbie7-ga
on
14 Jan 2004 22:58 PST
I have not found any evidence of Rupert Murdoch reapplying for
Australian Citizenship since the change in the Australian Citizenship
Act in 2002.
According to MIGRANTE Melbourne you can apply to resume your
Australian citizenship if you meet one of the following requirements:
? people born in Australia automatically acquired, through a parent,
another citizenship by descent;
? people become Australian citizens and who are able, under the law of
their country of origin, to keep their other citizenship;
? Australian citizens are born overseas to an Australian citizen
parent and who by the law of that country acquire that citizenship at
birth; and
? Australians acquire the citizenship of another country automatically
by legislation of that country, for example, through marriage.?
Rupert Murdoch does not meet any of the above requirements.
http://www.migrante.org.au/election2004/dualcitizenzhipfaqs.htm
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