Federal government to have second crack at tightening citizenship

Mark Alcorn of Ireland celebrates receiving his Australian citizenship at a citizenship ceremony on Australia Day in Brisbane, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Mark Alcorn of Ireland celebrates receiving his Australian citizenship at a citizenship ceremony on Australia Day in Brisbane, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Source: AAP

As thousands of migrants prepare to mark day one as official Australians tomorrow (Friday), the road to citizenship for many others could soon be made harder. SBS News has confirmed that after being knocked back once, the Turnbull government plans to have a second go at passing its citizenship changes in the first half of this year.



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