The winner of Australian Idol 2006 is Irish born Damien Leith, who has reportedly applied for Australian citizenship but is not yet an Australian.
Whilst his musical talent is unquestionable, is it really proper that the winner of Australian Idol is not an Australian, either by birth or by application for citizenship?
Personally, I congratulate Damien on achieving his success but I can’t get rid of this feeling that somehow we’ve been cheated.
What do you think?