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Australia may be nearly 120 years old - but Australian citizenship is a newer concept

The crowd at an Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Waneroo, Perth, WA

Source: AAP

Australia has been an independent nation for more than 118 years, but citizenship in this country is a much newer concept. So in the lead up to the 70th anniversary of Australian citizenship (January 26) we take a look at how and why it was introduced?



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