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Changes to citizenship laws not likely for now

Nick Xenophon Team Senators Stirling Griff at an induction for new senators at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016.

Source: AAP

No changes, yet.


While the citizenship status of Australia's parliamentarians has dominated the news for months, a Government bill to make it harder for people to get citizenship was under quiet scrutiny.

 

Proposed changes include a longer waiting period for re-applicants and including questions about Australian values and a university-level English exam in the citizenship test.

 

 


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