Citizenship ceremonies can now happen 'around' Australia Day
Shadow Urban Infrastructure Minister Andrew Giles speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, August 6, 2021. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE
Local councils will no longer be forced to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day, after Federal Labor scrapped a decision by the former Coalition government. Some Melbourne councils had resolved not to hold the ceremonies on Australia Day, out of respect for Indigenous communities.
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