[Cicero]

What exactly does this article mean by "expatriate"? Yes, I know what the dictionary says. "1. One who has taken up residence in a foreign country. 2. One who has renounced one's native land." That leaves it ambiguous whether he is still an Australian citizen. It seems unlikely that the Saudis would give a foreign infidel citizenship.

[Agog]

I don't see anything in the article that suggests he renounced Australian citizenship. In any event, the term expatriate is commonly used to refer to citizens of one country residing in another for an indefinite period of time. Your post would appear to suggest he has engaged in some unspecified sinister behviour.

[GovernmentShrinker]

"Expatriate" is a business (and in many cases tax and/or immigration) term. Generally, from a company's standpoint, it means an employee who is a native of the company's home country, who is working for the company in another country while retaining the employment status s/he would have in the native country (i.e Europeans working in the U.S. who can't be fired and get 8 weeks vacation a year). In this situation, it may be a term used by the hospital and the Saudi government to describe a foreigner working legally in the country, probably with formal endorsement by the employer (i.e. not just someone who is legally in the country and can go around looking for work anywhere).