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Parliament set to consider major changes to Australian citizenship

New citizens attending the Australia Day Citizenship ceremony
New citizens attending the Australia Day Citizenship ceremony Source: AAP

Federal Parliament this week will be presented with a new tranche of laws which, if passed, would completely overhaul the country's citizenship process.Labor is yet to decide whether it will back the law change, which would also give immigration ministers veto power over citizenship decisions made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.


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Federal Parliament this week will be presented with a new tranche of laws which, if passed, would completely overhaul the country's citizenship process.Labor is yet to decide whether it will back the law change, which would also give immigration ministers veto power over citizenship decisions made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.



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