Australia Day a bigger celebration for 16K new citizens04:58SBS FilipinoView Podcast SeriesFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (2.28MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android Around 16,000 people are becoming Australians today in citizenship ceremonies across the country. Image: The Kreich family (SBS)For many of those families, the road to citizenship has been paved with sacrifice, struggle - and now, success. ShareLatest podcast episodesSBS News in Filipino, Wednesday 18 February 2026'There's no mosque': How this Filipina practised Ramadan and Muslim faith in remote Western Australia'Happy staff, happy customers': Cafe owners take a stand on bullyingPhilippines, Australia, and US conduct joint maritime exercise in West Philippine Sea