This special series of posts providing expert analysis on the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is currently conducting an inquiry into the Bill.

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The posts published are:

• Rayner Thwaites & Helen Irving, The Citizenship Amendment Bill: Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire (20th July 2015)

• Sangeetha Pillai, The Allegiance to Australia Bill and the Constitution: Legislative Power and Membership of the Constitutional Community (21st July 2015)

• Alex Reilly & Peter Burdon, Revoking citizenship for engagement in terrorist activity weakens Australian citizenship for no positive end (22nd July 2015)

• Gabrielle Appleby, The use (and abuse) of the Constitution in political debate (23rd July 2015)