Pauline Hanson's tougher citizenship bill rejected as government works to clear application backlog

Biak Thwang Urai and family Source: SBS
Pauline Hanson’s bill to increase minimum residency requirements and impose a harder English language test for would-be Australian citizens has been rejected by a senate committee. Applications were frozen as the department waited for new eligibility criteria, including a tougher English test, to come into effect.
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