SYDNEY—Australian nationals convicted of terror offences would be stripped of their citizenship if the government believes they are entitled to apply for residency from another country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison proposed on Nov. 22. Australia has seen a spate of attacks by home-grown Islamic extremists in recent months, including a stabbing attack in the country’s second largest city less than two weeks ago.
Morrison proposed allowing the government to weaken current constraints that permit terror convicts to be stripped of their Australian citizenship only if they are already dual nations and they have been sentenced to more than six years in prison.
