Senior Liberal Philip Ruddock 'anxious' graffiti offenders may lose citizenship

By Nicole Hasham, Jane Lee
Updated August 5 2015 - 8:13pm, first published 7:52pm
Liberal MP Philip Ruddock said he had been anxious as to whether graffiti convictions "could lead to citizenship revocation" unless the Immigration Minister decided to intervene. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Liberal MP Philip Ruddock said he had been anxious as to whether graffiti convictions "could lead to citizenship revocation" unless the Immigration Minister decided to intervene. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Department of Immigration and Border Protection  head Michael Pezzullo. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Department of Immigration and Border Protection head Michael Pezzullo. Photo: Rohan Thomson
Graffiti on Parliament House in 1999. Photo: Kylie Pickett
Graffiti on Parliament House in 1999. Photo: Kylie Pickett

Senior Liberal MP Philip Ruddock is "anxious" that his government's push to strip some dual nationals of their citizenship appears to capture people who graffiti public property.