On 6 November, Fairfax Media reported that Liberal MP John Alexander might hold British citizenship by descent, through his British-born father who migrated from the United Kingdom to Australia in 1911 at the age of three. Alexander stated that he believed his father's British citizenship had been renounced before he was born, but that he was making enquiries about his citizenship status with British authorities. Meanwhile, the federal Opposition accused the government of a "protection racket" and called for Alexander's case to be referred to the High Court.
