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Demand to be an Australian citizen has never been higher. Almost 190,000 people are in the queue, and the Federal Government says that is why applications are now taking almost a year and a half to be processed. Selina and Ivan reports.


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By Selina Kong, Ivan Leung

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Demand to be an Australian citizen has never been higher. Almost 190,000 people are in the queue, and the Federal Government says that is why applications are now taking almost a year and a half to be processed. Selina and Ivan reports.



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