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The Con­sti­tu­tion Amend­ment Bill (2025) has been passed in the Sen­ate by a slim mar­gin. Once pro­claimed in­to law, it will al­low per­sons to ac­quire cit­i­zen­ship through their grand­par­ents.

De­bate on the leg­is­la­tion con­tin­ued un­til short­ly af­ter mid­night. The Bill re­ceived no sup­port from the Op­po­si­tion and very lit­tle from the In­de­pen­dent bench.

In the end, the vote stood at 16 in favour, 13 against and one ab­sten­tion. Tem­po­rary Sen­a­tor Wes­ley Gib­bings was the lone In­de­pen­dent sen­a­tor to back the Bill, while In­de­pen­dent Sen­a­tor Court­ney Mc­Nish chose to ab­stain.