Poll shows huge support for stripping sole nationals of Australian citizenship

By James Massola, Political Correspondent
Updated July 7 2015 - 4:08pm, first published July 6 2015 - 7:05pm
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Philip Ruddock are examining the government's proposal to strip Australian terrorists of their nationality.
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Philip Ruddock are examining the government's proposal to strip Australian terrorists of their nationality.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott first made the controversial citizenship suggestion in May. Photo: James Brickwood
Prime Minister Tony Abbott first made the controversial citizenship suggestion in May. Photo: James Brickwood

A whopping three-quarters of voters support a controversial proposal to strip the citizenship of sole Australian nationals who take part in terrorist activities, if they able to obtain the citizenship of another country.