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Waiting too long for Australian citizenship

An Australian citizenship recipient holds his certificate during a citizenship ceremony.

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Figures from the Department of Home Affairs show 75 per cent of applications for citizenship by conferral from date of application to ceremony now take 23 months. That's far too long, says the migration sector.

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