Department defends delays in processing citizenship for refugees

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull poses with new Australian citizens at an Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony and Flag Raising event in Canberra, Friday, January 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull poses with new Australian citizens at an Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony in Canberra, Friday, January 26, 2018. Source: AAP

The new Department of Home Affairs has been put on notice to improve its citizenship processes following hundreds of complaints to the Commonwealth Ombudsman about delays. Details can be heard here in Dari.



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