(Kos Samara’s post from the FACEBOOK on 14 May2026.)
(Opposition
Leader) Angus Taylor’s Budget in reply. Why has he just turned the blow
torch on Chinese Australians? “You cannot access certain government services (such
as Age Pension, Dole, and Carer Allowances, etc.) if you are not an Australian
citizen, even if you are granted permanent residency.”
The
core issue is simple: China does not recognise dual nationality. Under Article
3 of China’s Nationality Law, China does not recognise dual nationality for any
Chinese national. Article 9 goes further, any Chinese national who has settled
abroad and voluntarily acquires foreign nationality automatically loses their
Chinese nationality.
No other major country Australia takes migrants from has this strict a rule. So for a China-born Chinese Australian, taking Australian citizenship is not an administrative step. It is, in legal terms, a severing.
